asterin

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noun

A cyclic pentapeptide originating from the plant Aster tataricus with the chemical formula C₂₅H₃₃Cl₂N₅O₆.

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Meanings

nounasterin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA cyclic pentapeptide originating from the plant Aster tataricus with the chemical formula C₂₅H₃₃Cl₂N₅O₆.

    A new dichlorinated cyclic penta-peptide, asterin, has been isolated from the plant Aster tataricus L.f. (Compositae), and its structure has also been elucidated on the basis of its spectral data coupled with some chemical evidences.

    1993, Seiji Kosemura, Toshiko Ogawa, Kazuo Totsuka, “Isolation and Structure of Asterin, a new halogenated cyclic penta-peptide from Aster tataricus”, in Tetrahedron Letters, volume 34, number 8, page 1291

Origin

From aster + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stainerStanierrinsatestearinresianttransieretsinarestainerastinstarnie
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Chicago

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