sceptrin

English

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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• spectrin