DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE


Meaning of DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE in English

(ˈ)dīˌ noun

Etymology: diphosphoglycer ic acid (herein) + -ate (I)

: an isomeric ester of diphosphoglyceric acid that occurs in human erythrocytes and facilitates release of oxygen by decreasing the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin

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