What does depsipeptide mean?
Depsipeptide means (organic chemistry) any of a class of polymeric compounds having both peptide and ester linkages, often alternating..
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(organic chemistry) any of a class of polymeric compounds having both peptide and ester linkages, often alternating..
For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.
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Depsipeptide means (organic chemistry) any of a class of polymeric compounds having both peptide and ester linkages, often alternating..
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For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.
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