canavanine

English

Etymology

From translingual Canavalia (“genus of jack beans”) +‎ -anine.

Noun

canavanine (countable and uncountable, plural canavanines)

  1. (biochemistry) A toxic, non-proteinogenic amino acid found in certain leguminous plants.
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