Meanings
nounpsilostachyin (plural psilostachyins)
plural psilostachyins
- chemistryAny of a group of bioactive isolates of Ambrosia psilostachya.
Psilostachyin and psilostachyin C, two sesquiterpene lactones isolated from Ambrosia spp., have been demonstrated to have trypanocidal activity.
2016 March 4, “Mode of Action of the Sesquiterpene Lactones Psilostachyin and Psilostachyin C on Trypanosoma cruzi”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From translingual psilostachya + -in.
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