Filipin

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA potent antifungal chemical first isolated from the actinomycete Streptomyces filipinensis, widely used as a histochemical stain for cholesterol.

Synonyms

filicinin filiferin astilbin filastatin phleomycine filicinoside pinostrombin fungistat phleomycin chaetocin perimycin antifungal

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