desthiobiotin

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English

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Etymology

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des- +‎ thio- +‎ biotin

Noun

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desthiobiotin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A derivative of biotin that lacks a sulfur atom; it is a bacterial precursor of biotin