Medical Dictionary
canavanine
noun ca·na·van·ine
\ˌkan-ə-ˈvan-ˌēn, -ˈvän-; kə-ˈnav-ə-ˌnēn\
\ˌkan-ə-ˈvan-ˌēn, -ˈvän-; kə-ˈnav-ə-ˌnēn\
Medical Definition of CANAVANINE
: an amino acid C5H12O3N4 occurring especially in the jack bean that is an inhibitor of protein synthesis
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