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luminacin

luminacin noun: any of a particular group of angiogenesis inhibitors isolated from an actinomycete.

Noun

luminacin (plural luminacins)

  1. Any of a particular group of angiogenesis inhibitors isolated from an actinomycete.
    • The structure of migracin is related to that of luminacin C. Luminacin C was isolated from Streptomyces sp. as an inhibitor of capillary tube formation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC).2015 September 12, “Inhibition of IGF-1-Mediated Cellular Migration and Invasion by Migracin A in Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of luminacin

pluralluminacins

Questions about luminacin

What does luminacin mean?
Luminacin means any of a particular group of angiogenesis inhibitors isolated from an actinomycete.
What part of speech is luminacin?
Luminacin is a noun.
What is the plural of luminacin?
The plural of luminacin is luminacins.

Words near luminacin in the dictionary

  1. lumicitabine
  2. lumicrine
  3. lumiflavin
  4. lumiliximab
  5. lumina
  6. luminacin
  7. luminacins
  8. luminaire
  9. luminaires
  10. luminal
  11. luminally

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