sceptrin

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Noun

sceptrin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A cyclobutane alkaloid found in some marine sponges
    • 2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Induced antimicrobial defense was found in the sponge Agelas conifera, where wounding induced an increase of the antimicrobial compounds sceptrin and oroidin.

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