cyanobactin

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noun

Any of a family of small, cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria, many of which show antimalarial or antitumor activity.

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Meanings

nouncyanobactin (plural cyanobactins)

plural cyanobactins

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of small, cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria, many of which show antimalarial or antitumor activity.

Origin

From cyanobacteria + -in.

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