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cyclosporins

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001678

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001678
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsopeptide antibiotics; immunosuppressive agents; cyclic peptides; cyclophilins; cyclosporine
TranslationsSpanish: ciclosporinas
Record as JSON
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  "term": "cyclosporins",
  "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": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "peptide antibiotics",
    "immunosuppressive agents",
    "cyclic peptides",
    "cyclophilins",
    "cyclosporine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ciclosporinas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cyclosporins/"
}

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