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skyrin

skyrin noun: the dimeric quinone 2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-1-(2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-1-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione that is a glucagon antagonist.

Noun

skyrin (uncountable)

  1. The dimeric quinone 2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-1-(2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-1-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione that is a glucagon antagonist
    • Several infrequently reported anthraquinone derivates produced by fungi and plants were found during the present research, such as emodin, its methy-derivate physcion and chrysophanol and its respective dimer skyrin.2015 August 20, María J. Nichea et al., “Presence of Multiple Mycotoxins and Other Fungal Metabolites in Native Grasses from a Wetland Ecosystem in Argentina Intended for Grazing Cattle”, in Toxins...

Words formed from skyrin

Questions about skyrin

What does skyrin mean?
Skyrin means the dimeric quinone 2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-1-(2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-1-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione that is a glucagon antagonist.
What part of speech is skyrin?
Skyrin is a noun.

Words near skyrin in the dictionary

  1. skyquake
  2. skyquakes
  3. skyr
  4. skyride
  5. skyrides
  6. skyrin
  7. Skyriot
  8. Skyriots
  9. skyrise
  10. skyrises
  11. Skyrme

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