ryanodine
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ryania speciosa + -ine.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /rʌɪˈæn.əd.iːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /raɪˈæn.əˌdiːn/, /raɪˈæn.əd.ɪn/
Noun edit
ryanodine (countable and uncountable, plural ryanodines)
- (biochemistry, physiology) A poisonous alkaloid which occurs in the stems of the tropical American shrub Ryania speciosa (family Flacourtiaceae) and has been used as an insecticide and in experimental studies of calcium release within cells.
Related terms edit
References edit
- “ryanodine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ryanodine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.