Meanings
nounbunodosine (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA toxin found in the venom of the sea anemone Bunodosoma cangicum.
In addition, certain cnidarian venoms contain or induce the release of host vasodilatory biogenic amines such as serotonin, histamine, bunodosine and caissarone accelerating the pathogenic effects of other venom enzymes and porins.
2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI
Origin
From taxonomic name Bunodosoma + -ine.
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