Medical Definition of Penton

1. The pentagonal capsomere (p. Base) along with the protruding fibre at each of the 12 vertices of the adenovirus capsid; antigenically, the penton base differs from the fibre, and both differ from the other (hexagonal) capsomeres. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penton

pentising
pentitol
pentlandite
pentlandites
pentobarbital
pentobarbital
pentobarbitals
pentobarbital sodium
pentobarbitone
pentobarbitones
pentode
pentodes
pentoic
pentolinium tartrate
pentomic
penton (current term)
pentone
penton base
pentosan
pentosan
pentosans
pentosan sulfuric polyester
pentose
pentose
pentoses
pentoses
pentose monophosphate shunt
pentose phosphate cycle
pentose phosphate pathway
pentoside

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