monactin

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Noun

monactin (countable and uncountable, plural monactins)

  1. A form of nonactin.
    • 2015 August 20, María J. Nichea et al., “Presence of Multiple Mycotoxins and Other Fungal Metabolites in Native Grasses from a Wetland Ecosystem in Argentina Intended for Grazing Cattle”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI:
      During this study we have detected one bacterial metabolite with antibiotic activity: monactin at very low frequency (<10%) and concentrations in 2011 grass samples.
  2. A monactine-containing sponge.

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