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wortmannin

wortmannin noun: a furanosteroid metabolite of the fungus Penicillium funiculosum; it is an inhibitor of some kinases.

Noun

wortmannin (uncountable)

  1. A furanosteroid metabolite of the fungus Penicillium funiculosum; it is an inhibitor of some kinases

Origin of wortmannin

From wortmannii + -in, after Talaromyces wortmannii.

Words formed from wortmannin

Questions about wortmannin

What does wortmannin mean?
Wortmannin means a furanosteroid metabolite of the fungus Penicillium funiculosum; it is an inhibitor of some kinases.
What part of speech is wortmannin?
Wortmannin is a noun.

Words near wortmannin in the dictionary

  1. Wortleys
  2. wortlike
  3. wortlore
  4. Wortman
  5. Wortmann
  6. wortmannin
  7. Wortmanns
  8. Wortmans
  9. worts
  10. Wortwell
  11. worty

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