javanicin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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.
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