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rhabduscin

rhabduscin noun: an amidoglycosyl- and vinyl-isonitrile tyrosine derivative that is a perimeter defense molecule in entomopathogenic bacteria.

Noun

rhabduscin (uncountable)

  1. An amidoglycosyl- and vinyl-isonitrile tyrosine derivative that is a perimeter defense molecule in entomopathogenic bacteria
    • The natural product rhabduscin, produced by several Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus strains, was recently shown to inhibit the insect Phenol-Oxidase (PO) cascade [30 ].2015 December 18, “From Insect to Man: Photorhabdus Sheds Light on the Emergence of Human Pathogenicity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about rhabduscin

What does rhabduscin mean?
Rhabduscin means an amidoglycosyl- and vinyl-isonitrile tyrosine derivative that is a perimeter defense molecule in entomopathogenic bacteria.
What part of speech is rhabduscin?
Rhabduscin is a noun.

Words near rhabduscin in the dictionary

  1. rhabdoviral
  2. rhabdovirus
  3. rhabdoviruses
  4. rhabds
  5. rhabdus
  6. rhabduscin
  7. rhabomere
  8. rhabovirus
  9. rhacheola
  10. rhacheolae
  11. rhachi-

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