iodoacetic acid

iodoacetic acid
io·do·ace·tic acid -ə-.sēt-ik- n a crystalline acid C2H3IO2 used in biochemical research esp. because of its inhibiting effect on many enzymes (as in glycolysis in muscle extracts)

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io·do·ace·tic ac·id (i-o″do-ə-seґtik) a compound, used in biochemical studies; it alkylates free thiol groups but not disulfide bridges.

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