maytansine
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Etymology[edit]
Maytenus + -ine? from the plant from which it can be isolated.
Noun[edit]
maytansine (countable and uncountable, plural maytansines)
- A cytotoxic agent that inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.