As nouns the difference between subunit and abyssomicin
is that subunit is any subdivision of a larger unit while abyssomicin is any of a class of polyketide antibiotics, having a spirotetronic tricyclic subunit in their structure, derived from certain marine organisms.
subunit
English
Noun
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en noun)
Any subdivision of a larger unit
(biochemistry) A protein subunit
abyssomicin
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(medicine) Any of a class of polyketide antibiotics, having a spirotetronic tricyclic subunit in their structure, derived from certain marine organisms