gymnocin

English

Noun

gymnocin (plural gymnocins)

1. Any of a group of cytotoxic cyclic ethers found in dinoflagellates of the genus Gymnodinium
   • 2015 November 12, “RNA Sequencing Revealed Numerous Polyketide Synthase Genes in the Harmful Dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     If the PKS-encoding genes identified in the present study are found to be associated with gymnocin biosynthesis, they might become an important molecular indicator of bloom toxicity in K.