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(organic chemistry) A cyclobutane alkaloid found in some marine sponges.
Induced antimicrobial defense was found in the sponge Agelas conifera, where wounding induced an increase of the antimicrobial compounds sceptrin and oroidin.
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Sceptrin means (organic chemistry) A cyclobutane alkaloid found in some marine sponges.
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Induced antimicrobial defense was found in the sponge Agelas conifera, where wounding induced an increase of the antimicrobial compounds sceptrin and oroidin.
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