Y501

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Translingual

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Alternative forms

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.

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Derived terms

biochemistry
  • N501Y (a mutation of N501 resulting in Y501)