psammaplin
English edit
Noun edit
psammaplin (plural psammaplins)
- Any of a group of cytotoxic bromotyrosine phenols (e.g. N,N"-(dithiodi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis[3-bromo-4-hydroxy-a-(hydroxyimino)-benzenepropanamide) found in some marine sponges
- 2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Psammaplins, in particular psammaplin A have demonstrated cytotoxic properties.