javanicin

English

Etymology

From Latin javanica +‎ -in, after the taxonomic name of the plants.

Noun

javanicin (countable and uncountable, plural javanicins)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of quassinoids isolated from Picrasma javanica.
2. (biochemistry) A small defensin-type antimicrobial peptide isolated from the seeds of Sesbania javanica.