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tyrindoleninone

tyrindoleninone noun: a brominated indole, obtained from a gastropod of species Dicathais, that induces apoptosis in some cancer cells.

Noun

tyrindoleninone (uncountable)

  1. A brominated indole, obtained from a gastropod of species Dicathais, that induces apoptosis in some cancer cells.
    • Specifically, the female glands were found to contain higher amounts of reduced methanethiol derivatised indoles, such as tyrindoleninone and tyriverdin, whereas males contained more oxidised end-products 6-bromoisatin and 6,6’dibromoindirubin [1 ].2015 October 22, “Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with the Tyrian Purple Producing Gland in a Marine Gastropod”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about tyrindoleninone

What does tyrindoleninone mean?
Tyrindoleninone means a brominated indole, obtained from a gastropod of species Dicathais, that induces apoptosis in some cancer cells.
What part of speech is tyrindoleninone?
Tyrindoleninone is a noun.

Words near tyrindoleninone in the dictionary

  1. Tyrian purple
  2. Tyrian purples
  3. Tyrians
  4. tyriasis
  5. Tyrifjorden
  6. tyrindoleninone
  7. tyrindoxyl
  8. tyring
  9. Tyringham
  10. Tyringham and Filgrave
  11. Tyrnavos

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