javanicin
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin javanica + -in, after the taxonomic name of the plants.
Noun
[edit]javanicin (countable and uncountable, plural javanicins)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a group of quassinoids isolated from Picrasma javanica.
- (biochemistry) A small defensin-type antimicrobial peptide isolated from the seeds of Sesbania javanica.