Depsipeptide
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 any of a class of polymeric compounds having both peptide and ester linkages, often alternating.
"For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp."
Example
More examples"For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp."
Etymology
By surface analysis, depsi- + peptide.
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