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andrastins

andrastins is the plural of andrastin.

Meaning of andrastin

Noun

andrastin (plural andrastins)

  1. Any of a family of fungal monoterpenoids, found in blue cheese, that inhibit farnesyltransferase
    • The species produces andrastin A, curvulic acid, penicillic acid and xanthoepocin, and has unique partial β-tubulin and calmodulin gene sequences.2015 December 31, “Penicillium excelsum sp . nov from the Brazil Nut Tree Ecosystem in the Amazon Basin’”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about andrastins

What is andrastins the plural of?
Andrastins is the plural of andrastin.

Words near andrastins in the dictionary

  1. andragologist
  2. andragologists
  3. Andras
  4. andrastin
  5. andrastin A
  6. andrastins
  7. Andrasz
  8. Andre
  9. Andrea
  10. Andreano
  11. Andreanof Islands

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