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isoalantolactone

isoalantolactone noun: the isomer of alantolactone (3aR,4aS,8aR,9aR)-8a-methyl-3,5-dimethylidene-3a,4,4a,6,7,8,9,9a-octahydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-2-one.

Noun

isoalantolactone (uncountable)

  1. The isomer of alantolactone (3aR,4aS,8aR,9aR)-8a-methyl-3,5-dimethylidene-3a,4,4a,6,7,8,9,9a-octahydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-2-one
    • In this study, the mechanism of action of isoalantolactone as well as its radiosensitizing effect was investigated in UMSCC-10A cells.2015 December 31, “Isoalantolactone Enhances the Radiosensitivity of UMSCC-10A Cells via Specific Inhibition of Erk1/2 Phosphorylation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of isoalantolactone

From iso- + alantolactone.

Questions about isoalantolactone

What does isoalantolactone mean?
Isoalantolactone means the isomer of alantolactone (3aR,4aS,8aR,9aR)-8a-methyl-3,5-dimethylidene-3a,4,4a,6,7,8,9,9a-octahydrobenzo[f][1]benzofuran-2-one.
What part of speech is isoalantolactone?
Isoalantolactone is a noun.

Words near isoalantolactone in the dictionary

  1. isoaddition
  2. isoagglutinative
  3. isoagglutinin
  4. isoagglutinins
  5. isoajmaline
  6. isoalantolactone
  7. isoaldehyde
  8. isoaldehydes
  9. isoalkane
  10. isoalkanes
  11. isoallele

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