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maytansine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
may-tan-sine
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cytotoxic agent that inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From taxonomic name Maytenus + -ine? from the plant from which it can be isolated.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

maytansines (plural) maitansine (alternative)

Derived Forms

maytansinoid

Questions

What does maytansine mean?
A cytotoxic agent that inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.
Where does maytansine come from?
From taxonomic name Maytenus + -ine? from the plant from which it can be isolated.

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