Malformin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a group of bicyclic peptides, produced by Aspergillus niger or close relatives, that are mycotoxins.

    "The pure compound was identified as malformin C via comparison of data with those previously reported [16 ]."

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"The pure compound was identified as malformin C via comparison of data with those previously reported [16 ]."

Etymology

From malform + -in.

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