Andrastin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Andrastin is a noun meaning Any of a family of fungal monoterpenoids, found in blue cheese, that inhibit farnesyltransferase.
Meaning
Any of a family of fungal monoterpenoids, found in blue cheese, that inhibit farnesyltransferase.
Example Sentences
The species produces andrastin A, curvulic acid, penicillic acid and xanthoepocin, and has unique partial β-tubulin and calmodulin gene sequences.
Word Forms
- andrastins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include auristatin, stevastelin, irciniastatin, arenicin, aureobasidin, fusarielin.
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