microcystin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Microcystis, from which the toxin was first isolated, + -in.
Noun[edit]
microcystin (countable and uncountable, plural microcystins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
type of hepatotoxin
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Further reading[edit]
- microcystin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia