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garcinol

garcinol noun: a polyisoprenylated benzophenone derivative, isolated from Garcinia indica, that is a potent inhibitor of histone acetyltransferases.

Noun

garcinol (uncountable)

  1. A polyisoprenylated benzophenone derivative, isolated from Garcinia indica, that is a potent inhibitor of histone acetyltransferases

Origin of garcinol

Garcinia + -ol

Words formed from garcinol

Questions about garcinol

What does garcinol mean?
Garcinol means a polyisoprenylated benzophenone derivative, isolated from Garcinia indica, that is a potent inhibitor of histone acetyltransferases.
What part of speech is garcinol?
Garcinol is a noun.

Words near garcinol in the dictionary

  1. Garcilazos
  2. garcinia
  3. garcinias
  4. garcinoic
  5. garcinoic acid
  6. garcinol
  7. garcinone
  8. garcinones
  9. garcon
  10. garcons
  11. gard

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