psammaplin

English

Noun

psammaplin (plural psammaplins)

1. Any of a group of cytotoxic bromotyrosine phenols (e.g. N,N"-(dithiodi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis[3-bromo-4-hydroxy-a-(hydroxyimino)-benzenepropanamide) found in some marine sponges
   • 2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Psammaplins, in particular psammaplin A have demonstrated cytotoxic properties.