biselectrophilic

English

Alternative forms

• bis-electrophilic

Etymology

bis- +‎ electrophilic

Adjective

biselectrophilic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry, of a molecule) Having two electrophilic groups
   • 2015 June 26, Marta Pelay-Gimeno et al., “Structure-Based Design of Inhibitors of Protein–Protein Interactions: Mimicking Peptide Binding Epitopes”, in Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English)‎^[1], volume 54, →DOI:

     A variety of biselectrophilic molecules were used to cross-link two properly aligned cysteines, with the aim of stabilizing the helical conformation.