English Explanatory Dictionary

salvestrol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A natural phytoalexin that can be converted into a cytotoxic metabolite by certain enzymes that are overexpressed by cancer cells.

Word forms

salvestrol salvestrols

Etymology

Coined by Gerald Potter.

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