bryostatin

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noun

Any of a family of biologically active macrolide lactones derived from the bryozoan Bugula neritina.

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Meanings

nounbryostatin (plural bryostatins)

plural bryostatins

  1. medicineAny of a family of biologically active macrolide lactones derived from the bryozoan Bugula neritina.

    […] to study and investigate, along with Paul Wender, Ph.D., certain analogs of bryosatin, referred to as "bryologs", as potential clinical candidates […]

    2014, “Neurotrope, Stanford Collaborate to Investigate Neurological Disorders”, in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 34(12): 12
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