Heteroatom

Heteroatom

In the nomenclature of organic chemistry, a heteroatom (from Ancient Greek "heteros", different, + "atomos") is any atom that is not carbon or hydrogen. It is typically, but not exclusively, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, boron, chlorine, bromine, or iodine.

In the description of protein structure, particularly in the now-deprecated Protein Data Bank file format, a heteroatom record (HETATM) describes an atom belonging to a small molecule cofactor rather than to part of a biopolymer chain.


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  • Heteroatom Chemistry —   Titre abrégé Heteroatom Chem. Discipline Chimie Langue …   Wikipédia en Français

  • heteroatom — noun Date: 1900 an atom other than carbon in the ring of a heterocyclic compound …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Heteroatom — Heteroatome [zu griech. heteros: „das andere (von zweien)“] sind innerhalb der organischen Chemie solche Atome, die kein Kohlenstoff oder Wasserstoff sind. Es sind oft, aber nicht ausschließlich, Stickstoff , Sauerstoff , Schwefel , oder… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • heteroatom — /het euh roh at euhm/, n. Chem. an atom other than carbon in the ring structure of a heterocyclic compound. [1895 1900; HETERO + ATOM] * * * …   Universalium

  • heteroatom — noun Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom. See Also: heterocycle, homoatom …   Wiktionary

  • heteroatom — An atom, other than carbon, located in the ring structure of an organic compound, as the N in pyridines or pyrimidines (heterocyclic compounds). * * * het·ero·at·om het ə rō .at əm n an atom other than carbon in the ring of a heterocyclic… …   Medical dictionary

  • Heteroatom — Hẹ|te|ro|a|tom: in der org. Chemie Sammelbez. für alle chem. gebundenen Atome außer Kohlenstoff u. Wasserstoff, z. B. N in Aminen oder Pyridin, O in Ketonen, Alkoholen oder Dioxan, Si in Silanen u. Siliconen, Fe in Ferrocen usw …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Heteroatom — He|te|ro|atom das; s, e: Atom, das anstelle eines Kohlenstoffatoms in eine organische Verbindung eingebaut ist, z. B. Stickstoff, Sauerstoff, Schwefel od. Phosphor …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • heteroatom — het·ero·atom …   English syllables

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