CYTOCHALASIN


Meaning of CYTOCHALASIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsī-tō-kə-ˈlā-sən ]

noun

Etymology: cyt- + Greek chalasis slackening + English -in (I)

Date: 1966

: any of a group of metabolites isolated from fungi (especially Helminthosporium dematioideum ) that inhibit various cell processes

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