English Explanatory Dictionary

wheldone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fungal metabolite isolated from the coculture of Aspergillus fischeri and Xylaria flabelliformis, displaying cytotoxic activity against breast, melanoma, and ovarian cancer cell lines.

Word forms

wheldone

Etymology

Coined by biochemists Sonja L. Knowles et al. in 2020, in honor of British motor racing driver Dan Wheldon.

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