Meanings
nounrhabduscin (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn amidoglycosyl- and vinyl-isonitrile tyrosine derivative that is a perimeter defense molecule in entomopathogenic bacteria
The natural product rhabduscin, produced by several Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus strains, was recently shown to inhibit the insect Phenol-Oxidase (PO) cascade [30 ].
2015 December 18, “From Insect to Man: Photorhabdus Sheds Light on the Emergence of Human Pathogenicity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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