deoxybouvardin

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English

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Etymology

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From deoxy- +‎ bouvardin.

Noun

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deoxybouvardin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A form of bouvardin that lacks a single hydroxy group
    • 2015 December 23, “Rubipodanin A, the First Natural N -Desmonomethyl Rubiaceae-Type Cyclopeptide from Rubia podantha, Indicating an Important Role of the N 9 -Methyl Group in the Conformation and Bioactivity”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      In 1977, bouvardin and deoxybouvardin (RA-V), the first two RAs, were isolated from Bouvardia ternifolia (Rubiaceae) with potential antitumor activities [3 ].