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ginkgolides

ginkgolides is the plural of ginkgolide.

Meaning of ginkgolide

Noun

ginkgolide (plural ginkgolides)

  1. Any of a family of diterpenoid lactones found in Ginkgo.
    • Standardized extracts of ginkgo biloba contain at least 6% ginkgolides; these agents are very potent inhibitors of the PAF receptor (194).1998 May, M. F. McCarty, “Nitric oxide deficiency, leukocyte activation, and resultant ischemia are crucial to the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy/ neuropathy — preventive potential of...

Questions about ginkgolides

What is ginkgolides the plural of?
Ginkgolides is the plural of ginkgolide.

Words near ginkgolides in the dictionary

  1. ginkgoaleans
  2. ginkgoes
  3. ginkgoid
  4. ginkgoids
  5. ginkgolide
  6. ginkgolides
  7. ginkgophytan
  8. ginkgophytans
  9. ginkgophyte
  10. ginkgophytes
  11. ginkgos

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