DIAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diamine mean? 

• DIAMINE (noun)
  The noun DIAMINE has 1 sense:

1. any organic compound containing two amino groups

  Familiarity information: DIAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any organic compound containing two amino groups

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("diamine" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

 Context examples 

Diamine acetyltransferase 1 (171 aa, ~20 kDa) is encoded by the human SAT1 gene.

(Diamine Acetyltransferase 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Aprosulate is made up of two fully sulfated lactobionic acid moieties with a diamine spacer via two amide bonds.

(Aprosulate, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available, acid-stable diamine antibiotic, with potential antimicrobial activity against a variety of bacteria including Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. Tuberculosis).

(Antibiotic SQ109, NCI Thesaurus)