sceptrin
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[edit]sceptrin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A cyclobutane alkaloid found in some marine sponges
- 2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Induced antimicrobial defense was found in the sponge Agelas conifera, where wounding induced an increase of the antimicrobial compounds sceptrin and oroidin.