staurosporine

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noun

An alkaloid derived from the bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus that has antifungal and antihypertensive properties

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Meanings

nounstaurosporine (countable and uncountable, plural staurosporines)

plural staurosporines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn alkaloid derived from the bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus that has antifungal and antihypertensive properties

Origin

staurosporeus + -ine

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APA

staurosporine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staurosporine

MLA

“staurosporine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staurosporine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staurosporine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staurosporine.

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