gregatin

G2R1E1G2A1T1I1N1

noun

A kind of fungal metabolite containing a 2-methylfuran-3-one with three other side chains, including a hexene or hexadiene at ring position 2 and an acyl at position 4.

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Meanings

noungregatin (plural gregatins)

plural gregatins

  1. biochemistryA kind of fungal metabolite containing a 2-methylfuran-3-one with three other side chains, including a hexene or hexadiene at ring position 2 and an acyl at position 4.

Origin

From Cephalosporium gregatum + -in.

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APA

gregatin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gregatin

MLA

“gregatin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gregatin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gregatin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gregatin.

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