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macrosporin

macrosporin noun: the anthraquinone derivative 1,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone that is a bioactive metabolite produced by a plant-pathogenic fungus of the genus Stemphylium (family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales).

Noun

macrosporin (uncountable)

  1. The anthraquinone derivative 1,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone that is a bioactive metabolite produced by a plant-pathogenic fungus of the genus Stemphylium (family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales)
    • Tentoxin, altertoxin-1, alternariol monomethyl ether and macrosporin were detected in frequencies ranging from 85% to 57%.2015 August 20, María J. Nichea et al., “Presence of Multiple Mycotoxins and Other Fungal Metabolites in Native Grasses from a Wetland Ecosystem in Argentina Intended for Grazing Cattle”, in Toxins...

Questions about macrosporin

What does macrosporin mean?
Macrosporin means the anthraquinone derivative 1,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone that is a bioactive metabolite produced by a plant-pathogenic fungus of the genus Stemphylium (family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales).
What part of speech is macrosporin?
Macrosporin is a noun.

Words near macrosporin in the dictionary

  1. macrosporangiate
  2. macrosporangium
  3. macrospore
  4. macrospores
  5. macrosporic
  6. macrosporin
  7. macrosporocyte
  8. macrosporocytes
  9. macrosporogenesis
  10. macrosporophyll
  11. macrosporophylls

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