Biologically Active Substance
cytochalasins
Subclass of:
Mycotoxins; Indoles
Definitions related to cytochalasins:
  • Group of fungal metabolites that affect the motility of polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • 11- to 14-membered macrocyclic lactones with a fused isoindolone. Members with INDOLES attached at the C10 position are called chaetoglobosins. They are produced by various fungi. Some members interact with ACTIN and inhibit CYTOKINESIS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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