maitansine

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A form of maytansine — A cytotoxic agent that inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.

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Meanings

nounmaitansine (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of maytansine.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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