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malformin

malformin noun: any of a group of bicyclic peptides, produced by Aspergillus niger or close relatives, that are mycotoxins.

Noun

malformin (plural malformins)

  1. Any of a group of bicyclic peptides, produced by Aspergillus niger or close relatives, that are mycotoxins.
    • The pure compound was identified as malformin C via comparison of data with those previously reported [16 ].2015 November 6, “Study of Malformin C, a Fungal Source Cyclic Pentapeptide, as an Anti-Cancer Drug”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of malformin

pluralmalformins

Origin of malformin

From malform + -in.

Questions about malformin

What does malformin mean?
Malformin means any of a group of bicyclic peptides, produced by Aspergillus niger or close relatives, that are mycotoxins.
What part of speech is malformin?
Malformin is a noun.
What is the plural of malformin?
The plural of malformin is malformins.

Words near malformin in the dictionary

  1. malformations
  2. malformative
  3. malformatted
  4. malformed
  5. malformedness
  6. malformin
  7. malforming
  8. malformins
  9. malformities
  10. malformity
  11. malforms

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