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apimaysin

apimaysin noun: a glycosyl flavone, 5,7-dihydroxy-6-[4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-oxo-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one, found in maize silks.

Noun

apimaysin (uncountable)

  1. A glycosyl flavone, 5,7-dihydroxy-6-[4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-oxo-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one, found in maize silks
    • The two maysin derivatives apimaysin and 3”-methoxymaysin were not present in any of the plant lines.2015 August 13, “Maize Domestication and Anti-Herbivore Defences: Leaf-Specific Dynamics during Early Ontogeny of Maize and Its Wild Ancestors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about apimaysin

What does apimaysin mean?
Apimaysin means a glycosyl flavone, 5,7-dihydroxy-6-[4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-oxo-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one, found in maize silks.
What part of speech is apimaysin?
Apimaysin is a noun.

Words near apimaysin in the dictionary

  1. apikoros
  2. apikorsim
  3. apikorus
  4. apilimod
  5. apimania
  6. apimaysin
  7. Apinagé
  8. Apinajé
  9. Apinayé
  10. apinch
  11. apine

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