melibionic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From melibiose +‎ -ic.

Adjective[edit]

melibionic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to melibionic acid and its derivatives
    • 2015 October 2, “Genome and Phenotype Microarray Analyses of Rhodococcus sp. BCP1 and Rhodococcus opacus R7: Genetic Determinants and Metabolic Abilities with Environmental Relevance”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      By contrast, this substrate and the derived oligogalactosides (lactose, lactitol, melibionic acid, melibiose, lactulose, raffinose, and stachyose) were efficiently utilized by R.