luminacin

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luminacin (plural luminacins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a particular group of angiogenesis inhibitors isolated from an actinomycete.
    • 2015 September 12, “Inhibition of IGF-1-Mediated Cellular Migration and Invasion by Migracin A in Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma Cells”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The structure of migracin is related to that of luminacin C. Luminacin C was isolated from Streptomyces sp. as an inhibitor of capillary tube formation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC).