meliacinolin

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meliacinolin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A triterpenoid derivative that inhibits glucosidase and amylase activity and is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
    • 2015 October 16, “Gedunin and Azadiradione: Human Pancreatic Alpha-Amylase Inhibiting Limonoids from Neem (Azadirachta indica) as Anti-Diabetic Agents”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Recently, the tetranortriterpenoid meliacinolin and azadirachtolide isolated from A.
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