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antroquinonol

antroquinonol noun: a substituted cyclohexenone that has some cytotoxic activity.

Noun

antroquinonol (countable and uncountable, plural antroquinonols)

  1. A substituted cyclohexenone that has some cytotoxic activity
    • This study attempts to determine the effect of synthesized antroquinonol on the modulation of FAK signaling pathways and explore their underlying mechanisms.2015 October 31, “Antroquinonol Targets FAK-Signaling Pathway Suppressed Cell Migration, Invasion, and Tumor Growth of C6 Glioma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of antroquinonol

pluralantroquinonols

Origin of antroquinonol

From Antrodia, a plant genus from which it is isolated.

Questions about antroquinonol

What does antroquinonol mean?
Antroquinonol means a substituted cyclohexenone that has some cytotoxic activity.
What part of speech is antroquinonol?
Antroquinonol is a noun.
What is the plural of antroquinonol?
The plural of antroquinonol is antroquinonols.

Words near antroquinonol in the dictionary

  1. antrograde
  2. Antron
  3. antronasal
  4. antroposphere
  5. antropyloric
  6. antroquinonol
  7. antroquinonols
  8. antrorse
  9. antrorsely
  10. antroscope
  11. antroscopes

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