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poloxin

poloxin noun: the kinase inhibitor 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-1-[O-(2-methylbenzoyl)oxime]-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione.

Noun

poloxin (uncountable)

  1. The kinase inhibitor 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-1-[O-(2-methylbenzoyl)oxime]-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
    • There has been some concern that poloxin causes unacceptable levels of cytotoxicity, and a critical assessment of the efficacy and safety of these PBD inhibitors should be conducted [3] .2015 June 5, Xiaoqi Liu, “Targeting Polo-Like Kinases: A Promising Therapeutic Approach for Cancer Treatment1”, in Translational Oncology, volume 8, →DOI

Questions about poloxin

What does poloxin mean?
Poloxin means the kinase inhibitor 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-1-[O-(2-methylbenzoyl)oxime]-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione.
What part of speech is poloxin?
Poloxin is a noun.

Words near poloxin in the dictionary

  1. poloxalene
  2. poloxamer
  3. poloxamers
  4. poloxamine
  5. poloxamines
  6. poloxin
  7. Poloyagan
  8. polpala
  9. Polperro
  10. polpettine
  11. Polpotism

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