canavanine


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canavanine

[kə′nav·ə‚nēn]
(biochemistry)
C5H12O3N4 An amino acid found in the jack bean.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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3rd) we will select for the arginine transporter mutant by growing.it on canavanine (a toxic analog to arginine and, if utilized, will inhibit growth).
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