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dolabellane

dolabellane noun: any of a group of diterpenoids, extracted from the sea hare Dolabella auricularia, that are inhibitors of a reverse transcriptase. They contain an eleven-member ring fused to a five-member ring, with methyl side groups on carbon 1,4 and 8, and isopropyl on position 12.

Noun

dolabellane (plural dolabellanes)

  1. Any of a group of diterpenoids, extracted from the sea hare Dolabella auricularia, that are inhibitors of a reverse transcriptase. They contain an eleven-member ring fused to a five-member ring, with methyl side groups on carbon 1,4 and 8, and isopropyl on position 12.
    Synonyms:
    araneosene

Synonyms of dolabellane

Forms of dolabellane

pluraldolabellanes

Origin of dolabellane

From Dolabella californica. Named in 1976 by Ireland, Faulkner, Finer, and Clardy.

Questions about dolabellane

What does dolabellane mean?
Dolabellane means any of a group of diterpenoids, extracted from the sea hare Dolabella auricularia, that are inhibitors of a reverse transcriptase. They contain an eleven-member ring fused to a five-member ring, with methyl side groups on carbon 1,4 and 8, and isopropyl on position 12.
What part of speech is dolabellane?
Dolabellane is a noun.
What is the plural of dolabellane?
The plural of dolabellane is dolabellanes.

Words near dolabellane in the dictionary

  1. dokshit
  2. dokshits
  3. Dokuchaievsk
  4. dol
  5. Dol-de-Bretagne
  6. dolabellane
  7. dolabellanes
  8. dolabellatrienone
  9. dolabra
  10. dolabrae
  11. dolabralexin

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