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coronamic acid

coronamic acid noun: a cyclopropyl amino acid component of the phytotoxin coronatine, a virulence factor of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.

Noun

coronamic acid (uncountable)

  1. A cyclopropyl amino acid component of the phytotoxin coronatine, a virulence factor of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.
    • It is composed of two components, the polyketide coronafacic acid (CFA) and coronamic acid (CMA).2015 July 6, “Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Coronatine-Induced Laticifer Differentiation in the Rubber Tree by Subtractive Hybridization Suppression”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about coronamic acid

What does coronamic acid mean?
Coronamic acid means a cyclopropyl amino acid component of the phytotoxin coronatine, a virulence factor of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.
What part of speech is coronamic acid?
Coronamic acid is a noun.

Words near coronamic acid in the dictionary

  1. coronal suture
  2. coronal sutures
  3. coronaled
  4. coronally
  5. coronals
  6. coronamic acid
  7. coronamycin
  8. coronamycins
  9. coronand
  10. coronands
  11. coronant

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