Meanings
nouncercosporin (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA toxin found in Cercospora species.
The purple discoloration is caused by the accumulation of cercosporin, which causes membrane damage and cell death, subsequently decreasing grain marketability and seedling vigor.
2015 August 8, “More Cercospora Species Infect Soybeans across the Americas than Meets the Eye”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From taxonomic name Cercospora + -in.
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