N501

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Translingual

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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N + 501.

Noun

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N501

  1. (biochemistry) A position, 501, on a protein (and its corresponding coding location on the respective gene) having the amino acid asparagine (N).
    1. (COVID-19) A location (501) on the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 which has N (asparagine).
  2. (COVID-19, informal, by extension) A viral strain which contains the N501 amino acid specification.

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Derived terms

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biochemistry
  • N501Y (a mutation of N501)