calyculin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of serine/threonine protein phosphatase inhibitors originally isolated from the marine sponge Discodermia calyx.

Word forms

calyculin calyculins

Etymology

From calyc- + -ule + -in.

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