Y501

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • 501Y

Etymology

Y + 501.

Noun

Y501

  1. (biochemistry) A position, 501, on a protein (and its corresponding coding location on the respective gene) having the amino acid tyrosine (Y).
    1. (COVID-19) A location (501) on the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 which has Y (tyrosine).
  2. (COVID-19, informal, by extension, neologism) A viral strain which contains the Y501 amino acid specification.

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

  • 20B/501Y.V1
  • 20C/501Y.V2
  • 501.V1
  • 501.V2
  • 501Y.V1
  • 501Y.V2
biochemistry
  • N501Y (a mutation of N501 resulting in Y501)

References

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