tyrindoleninone

English

Noun

tyrindoleninone (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A brominated indole, obtained from a gastropod of species Dicathais, that induces apoptosis in some cancer cells.
   • 2015 October 22, “Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with the Tyrian Purple Producing Gland in a Marine Gastropod”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Specifically, the female glands were found to contain higher amounts of reduced methanethiol derivatised indoles, such as tyrindoleninone and tyriverdin, whereas males contained more oxidised end-products 6-bromoisatin and 6,6’dibromoindirubin [1 ].