gymnocin

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noun

Any of a group of cytotoxic cyclic ethers found in dinoflagellates of the genus Gymnodinium

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Meanings

noungymnocin (plural gymnocins)

plural gymnocins

  1. Any of a group of cytotoxic cyclic ethers found in dinoflagellates of the genus Gymnodinium

    If the PKS-encoding genes identified in the present study are found to be associated with gymnocin biosynthesis, they might become an important molecular indicator of bloom toxicity in K.

    2015 November 12, “RNA Sequencing Revealed Numerous Polyketide Synthase Genes in the Harmful Dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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