macrolactin

English

Noun

macrolactin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) An antibacterial peptide produced by the silkworm Bombyx mori; the gene responsible for its production
   • 2015 November 7, “The Anti-Tumor Activity of Succinyl Macrolactin A Is Mediated through the β-Catenin Destruction Complex via the Suppression of Tankyrase and PI3K/Akt”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In the present study, we report that 7-O-succinyl macrolactin A (SMA) suppresses tumor growth by stabilizing the β-catenin destruction complex, which was achieved through inhibition of regulatory components associated with the complex.