ophiobolin

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noun

Any of a class of phytotoxic metabolites produced by certain fungi of the genus Helminthosporium

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Meanings

nounophiobolin (plural ophiobolins)

plural ophiobolins

  1. Any of a class of phytotoxic metabolites produced by certain fungi of the genus Helminthosporium
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    Negative control wells (12/96 per assay plate) contained cells treated with 1% DMSO (final concentration) and positive control wells (4/96 per assay plate) contained cells treated with the fungal toxin ophiobolin A (Sigma Aldrich) at 50 μM with 1% DMSO. Ophiobolin A is cytotoxic both to proliferating and quiescent GSCs. Relative ATP levels were measured 24 hours later using the CellTiter-Glo reagent (Promega) according to the manufacturer's instructions.

    2015 August 14, “Chemical Library Screening and Structure-Function Relationship Studies Identify Bisacodyl as a Potent and Selective Cytotoxic Agent Towards Quiescent Human Glioblastoma Tumor Stem-Like Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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