pochonin

English

Etymology

translingual Pochonia +‎ -in

Noun

pochonin (countable and uncountable, plural pochonins)

1. (organic chemistry) A radicicol produced by Pochonia or Humicola.
   • 2006, Emilie Moulin, Diversity-oriented Synthesis of Pochonins

     Pochonins A-F are six new members of the 14-membered resorcylic acid lactones (RALs) family which were identified in a Herpes Simplex Virus replication assay.

   • 2013, Tomasz Janecki, Natural Lactones and Lactams: Synthesis, Occurrence and Biological Activity (page 7-12)

     On treatment with a base (K₂CO₃), pochonin C could be efficiently converted into radicicol.