- Pertaining to, or designating, a substance obtained from
certain fatty substances, and subsequently shown to be a mixture of
suberic and adipic acids. - Designating the acid proper (C5H10(CO2/H)2) which is
obtained from camphoric acid.
DAP. Diaminopimelic acid DAP. Diaminopimelic acid is a seven-carbon diamino acid that occurs as a component of cell wall peptidoglycan in some bacteria.
Definition
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