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brefeldin A

brefeldin A noun: a lactone antibiotic produced by fungal organisms such as Eupenicillium brefeldianum, inhibiting transport of proteins from ER to Golgi and inducing retrograde protein transport from the Golgi apparatus to the endoplasmic reticulum.

Noun

brefeldin A (uncountable)

  1. A lactone antibiotic produced by fungal organisms such as Eupenicillium brefeldianum, inhibiting transport of proteins from ER to Golgi and inducing retrograde protein transport from the Golgi apparatus to the endoplasmic reticulum.

Origin of brefeldin A

From Eupenicillium brefeldianum (a fungus in which it is found) + -in.

Questions about brefeldin A

What does brefeldin A mean?
Brefeldin A means a lactone antibiotic produced by fungal organisms such as Eupenicillium brefeldianum, inhibiting transport of proteins from ER to Golgi and inducing retrograde protein transport from the Golgi apparatus to the endoplasmic reticulum.
What part of speech is brefeldin A?
Brefeldin A is a noun.

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