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Coined by biochemists Sonja L. Knowles et al. in 2020, in honor of British motor racing driver Dan Wheldon.
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Today it means: A fungal metabolite isolated from the coculture of Aspergillus fischeri and Xylaria flabelliformis, displaying cytotoxic activity against breast, melanoma, and ovarian cancer cell lines. Full definition →