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pennogenin

pennogenin noun: a particular spirostanol glycoside.

Noun

pennogenin (uncountable)

  1. A particular spirostanol glycoside
    • The structure of compound PS 1 was determined as pennogenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside and compound PS 2 as pennogenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside.2015 August 22, “Pennogenyl Saponins from Paris quadrifolia L. Induce Extrinsic and Intrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis in Human Cervical Cancer HeLa Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Words formed from pennogenin

Questions about pennogenin

What does pennogenin mean?
Pennogenin means a particular spirostanol glycoside.
What part of speech is pennogenin?
Pennogenin is a noun.

Words near pennogenin in the dictionary

  1. penniworths
  2. Pennix
  3. Pennixes
  4. Pennock
  5. Pennocks
  6. pennogenin
  7. pennogenyl
  8. pennon
  9. pennoncel
  10. pennoncelle
  11. pennoncelles

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