azlactone

English

Etymology

From azo- +‎ lactone.

Noun

azlactone (plural azlactones)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
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