canavanine

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Noun1.canavanine - an amino acid found in the jack bean
amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
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The phenoloxidase production test was conducted in dopamine and CGB media (canavanine glycine bromothymol blue) (Hoog et al., 2000).
Yeasts and filamentous fungi in psittacidae and birds of prey droppings in midwest region of Brazil: a potential hazard to human health/Leveduras e fungos filamentosos em excretas de psittacideos e aves de rapina em cativeiro na regiao centro-oeste do Brasil: um risco potencial para a saude humana
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