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maytansine

maytansine noun: a cytotoxic agent that inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.

Noun

maytansine (countable and uncountable, plural maytansines)

  1. A cytotoxic agent that inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.

Forms of maytansine

pluralmaytansines
alternative formmaitansine

Origin of maytansine

From taxonomic name Maytenus + -ine? from the plant from which it can be isolated.

Words formed from maytansine

Questions about maytansine

What does maytansine mean?
Maytansine means a cytotoxic agent that inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.
What part of speech is maytansine?
Maytansine is a noun.
What is the plural of maytansine?
The plural of maytansine is maytansines.

Words near maytansine in the dictionary

  1. maysters
  2. Maysville
  3. Maytag
  4. Maytags
  5. maytansanoid
  6. maytansine
  7. maytansines
  8. maytansinoid
  9. maytansinoids
  10. mayten
  11. maytens

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