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pteroenone

pteroenone noun: a hydroxyketone synthesized by Clione species as a defense against being eaten.

Noun

pteroenone (uncountable)

  1. A hydroxyketone synthesized by Clione species as a defense against being eaten.
    • A B - hydroxy ketone ("pteroenone") with the formula CH40, has been reported to be the chemical defense compound (McClintock and Baker, 1998). Pteroenone causes a significant feeding deterrence in the Antarctic fishes[…]2001, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Biochemistry & molecular biology
    • Employing flash and high-pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC) techniques, pteroenone (Figure 5.2), a linear β-hydroxyketone and the first example of a defensive secondary metabolite from a pelagic gastropod, was isolated from tissues[…]2001 June 13, James B. McClintock, Bill J. Baker, Marine Chemical Ecology, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 207

Questions about pteroenone

What does pteroenone mean?
Pteroenone means a hydroxyketone synthesized by Clione species as a defense against being eaten.
What part of speech is pteroenone?
Pteroenone is a noun.

Words near pteroenone in the dictionary

  1. pterodactylids
  2. pterodactyllike
  3. pterodactyloid
  4. pterodactyloids
  5. pterodactyls
  6. pteroenone
  7. pterographic
  8. pterographical
  9. pterography
  10. pteroic acid
  11. pteroid

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