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xanthoepocin

xanthoepocin noun: an antifungal antibiotic found in Penicillin species.

Noun

xanthoepocin (uncountable)

  1. An antifungal antibiotic found in Penicillin species.
    • The species produces andrastin A, curvulic acid, penicillic acid and xanthoepocin, and has unique partial β-tubulin and calmodulin gene sequences.2015 December 31, “Penicillium excelsum sp. nov from the Brazil Nut Tree Ecosystem in the Amazon Basin’”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about xanthoepocin

What does xanthoepocin mean?
Xanthoepocin means an antifungal antibiotic found in Penicillin species.
What part of speech is xanthoepocin?
Xanthoepocin is a noun.

Words near xanthoepocin in the dictionary

  1. xanthodermas
  2. xanthodermic
  3. xanthoderms
  4. xanthodont
  5. xanthodontous
  6. xanthoepocin
  7. xanthofulvin
  8. xanthogalenol
  9. xanthogen
  10. xanthogenamide
  11. xanthogenamides

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