maytansine

English

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Etymology

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.

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