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Polyamine vs Trypanothione - What's the difference?

polyamine | trypanothione |

As nouns the difference between polyamine and trypanothione

is that polyamine is (organic chemistry) any compound having many (more than three) amino functional groups; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins while trypanothione is (chemistry) an unusual form of glutathione containing two molecules of glutathione joined by a spermidine (polyamine) linker, found in parasitic protozoa such as leishmania and trypanosomes.

polyamine

English

Noun

(wikipedia polyamine) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any compound having many (more than three) amino functional groups; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins

    • Derived terms

    * acetylpolyamine * polyamine oxidase

    trypanothione

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia trypanothione)
  • (chemistry) An unusual form of glutathione containing two molecules of glutathione joined by a spermidine (polyamine) linker, found in parasitic protozoa such as leishmania and trypanosomes.