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methyllycaconitine

methyllycaconitine noun: a particular toxic diterpenoid alkaloid found in many species of Delphinium (larkspurs).

Noun

methyllycaconitine (uncountable)

  1. A particular toxic diterpenoid alkaloid found in many species of Delphinium (larkspurs).
    • Moreover, the transfection of Het-1A cells with siRNA-α7 or inhibition of the α7-nAChRs with selective antagonist methyllycaconitine has resulted in the disappearance of the effects induced by this SLURP-1 analogue [13 ].2016 February 24, “Human Secreted Ly-6/uPAR Related Protein-1 (SLURP-1) Is a Selective Allosteric Antagonist of ?7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of methyllycaconitine

From methyl- + lycaconitine.

Questions about methyllycaconitine

What does methyllycaconitine mean?
Methyllycaconitine means a particular toxic diterpenoid alkaloid found in many species of Delphinium (larkspurs).
What part of speech is methyllycaconitine?
Methyllycaconitine is a noun.

Words near methyllycaconitine in the dictionary

  1. methylketols
  2. methyllanthionine
  3. methyllanthionines
  4. methyllithium
  5. methyllorazepam
  6. methyllycaconitine
  7. methyllycoctonine
  8. methyllysine
  9. methyllysines
  10. methylmagnesium
  11. methylmaleimide

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