Alamethicin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000208
A group of closely related cyclic undecapeptides from the fungi Trichoderma polysporum and Cylindocarpon lucidum. They have some antineoplastic and antifungal action and significant immunosuppressive effects. Cyclosporins have been proposed as adjuvants in tissue and organ transplantation to suppress graft rejection.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000208 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Cyclic peptides; Peptaibols; Immunosuppressive agents |
| Translations | Spanish: alameticina |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000208",
"term": "Alamethicin",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A group of closely related cyclic undecapeptides from the fungi Trichoderma polysporum and Cylindocarpon lucidum. They have some antineoplastic and antifungal action and significant immunosuppressive effects. Cyclosporins have been proposed as adjuvants in tissue and organ transplantation to suppress graft rejection.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"cyclic peptides",
"peptaibols",
"immunosuppressive agents"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2011",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "alameticina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/alamethicin/"
}
Record 207 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.