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gliotoxin

gliotoxin noun: a mycotoxin, originally isolated from Albifimbria verrucaria (syn. Gliocladium fimbriatum), that causes apoptosis of certain cells.

Noun

gliotoxin (plural gliotoxins)

  1. A mycotoxin, originally isolated from Albifimbria verrucaria (syn. Gliocladium fimbriatum), that causes apoptosis of certain cells.

Forms of gliotoxin

pluralgliotoxins

Origin of gliotoxin

From the fungi species Gliocladium fimbriatum + toxin.

Words formed from gliotoxin

Questions about gliotoxin

What does gliotoxin mean?
Gliotoxin means a mycotoxin, originally isolated from Albifimbria verrucaria (syn. Gliocladium fimbriatum), that causes apoptosis of certain cells.
What part of speech is gliotoxin?
Gliotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of gliotoxin?
The plural of gliotoxin is gliotoxins.

Words near gliotoxin in the dictionary

  1. gliotactin
  2. gliotactins
  3. gliotic
  4. gliotoxic
  5. gliotoxicity
  6. gliotoxin
  7. gliotoxins
  8. gliotransmission
  9. gliotransmissions
  10. gliotransmitter
  11. gliotransmitters

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