denticulatin

D2E1N1T1I1C3U1L1A1T1I1N1

noun

A metabolite from Siphonaria denticulata with IUPAC name 2,4-Dihydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-6-((2S)-3-oxopentan-2-yl)oxan-2-yl)-4,6-dimethyl-non-6-en-3-one. There are at least 2 stereoisomers labelled A and B

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Meanings

noundenticulatin (plural denticulatins)

plural denticulatins

  1. chemistryA metabolite from Siphonaria denticulata with IUPAC name 2,4-Dihydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-6-((2S)-3-oxopentan-2-yl)oxan-2-yl)-4,6-dimethyl-non-6-en-3-one. There are at least 2 stereoisomers labelled A and B

Origin

From the species denticulata + -in named by Jill E. Hochlowski in 1983.https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja00363a034

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APA

denticulatin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denticulatin

MLA

“denticulatin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denticulatin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denticulatin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denticulatin.

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