lucidenic acid
lucidenic acid noun: any of several related polycyclic carboxylic acids, present in the Chinese mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, that induces apoptosis in leukemia cells.
Noun
lucidenic acid (countable and uncountable, plural lucidenic acids)
- Any of several related polycyclic carboxylic acids, present in the Chinese mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, that induces apoptosis in leukemia cells
Forms of lucidenic acid
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Questions about lucidenic acid
- What does lucidenic acid mean?
- Lucidenic acid means any of several related polycyclic carboxylic acids, present in the Chinese mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, that induces apoptosis in leukemia cells.
- What part of speech is lucidenic acid?
- Lucidenic acid is a noun.
- What is the plural of lucidenic acid?
- The plural of lucidenic acid is lucidenic acids.
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