Macrosporin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Macrosporin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The anthraquinone derivative 1,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone that is a bioactive metabolite produced by a plant-pathogenic fungus of the genus Stemphylium (family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales).
Meaning
(organic chemistry) The anthraquinone derivative 1,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone that is a bioactive metabolite produced by a plant-pathogenic fungus of the genus Stemphylium (family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales).
Example Sentences
Tentoxin, altertoxin-1, alternariol monomethyl ether and macrosporin were detected in frequencies ranging from 85% to 57%.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orthosporin, neurosporaxanthin, sporolide, mycosporine, ampelanol, helminthosporin.
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