virstatin

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noun

The benzo-isoquinoline 4-(1,3-dioxo-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-2(3H)-yl)butanoic acid that inhibits the expression of cholera toxin

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Meanings

nounvirstatin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe benzo-isoquinoline 4-(1,3-dioxo-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-2(3H)-yl)butanoic acid that inhibits the expression of cholera toxin

    In a previous study, synthetic compound virstatin inhibited CT production by affecting ToxT post transcriptionally [14 ].

    2015 September 12, “Suppression of Virulence of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae by Anethole through the Cyclic AMP (cAMP)-cAMP Receptor Protein Signaling System”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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