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marinophenazine

marinophenazine noun: any of a certain class of cytotoxic prenylated phenazine derivatives.

Noun

marinophenazine (plural marinophenazines)

  1. Any of a certain class of cytotoxic prenylated phenazine derivatives
    • Contrary to our expectations, none of these molecules was accepted by the enzyme, providing no support for the hypothesis that CnqP1 is responsible for the prenylation reaction in marinophenazine biosynthesis.2015 December 15, “Diversity of ABBA Prenyltransferases in Marine Streptomyces sp. CNQ-509: Promiscuous Enzymes for the Biosynthesis of Mixed Terpenoid Compounds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of marinophenazine

pluralmarinophenazines

Questions about marinophenazine

What does marinophenazine mean?
Marinophenazine means any of a certain class of cytotoxic prenylated phenazine derivatives.
What part of speech is marinophenazine?
Marinophenazine is a noun.
What is the plural of marinophenazine?
The plural of marinophenazine is marinophenazines.

Words near marinophenazine in the dictionary

  1. marinobufagin
  2. marinobufotoxin
  3. marinomycin
  4. marinomycins
  5. marinone
  6. marinophenazine
  7. marinophenazines
  8. marinopyrrole
  9. marinopyrroles
  10. marinorama
  11. marinoramas

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