virstatin

English

Noun

virstatin (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The benzo-isoquinoline 4-(1,3-dioxo-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-2(3H)-yl)butanoic acid that inhibits the expression of cholera toxin
   • 2015 September 12, “Suppression of Virulence of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae by Anethole through the Cyclic AMP (cAMP)-cAMP Receptor Protein Signaling System”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In a previous study, synthetic compound virstatin inhibited CT production by affecting ToxT post transcriptionally [14 ].