maytansine

English

Alternative forms

• maitansine

Etymology

From Maytenus +‎ -ine? from the plant from which it can be isolated.

Noun

maytansine (countable and uncountable, plural maytansines)

1. A cytotoxic agent that inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.

Derived terms

• maytansinoid