"microcystin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microcystins [plural]
Etymology: From Microcystis, from which the toxin was first isolated, + -in. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Microcystis|genus}} Microcystis, {{suffix|en||in}} + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microcystin (countable and uncountable, plural microcystins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Coordinate_terms: anatoxin, nodularin, saxitoxin Translations (type of hepatotoxin): mikrokystiini (Finnish)

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