Medical Definition of Glaucarubin

1. (1 beta,2 alpha,11 beta,12 alpha,15 beta(s))-11,20-epoxy-1,2,11,12-tetrahydroxy-15-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)picras-3-en-16-one. A quassinoid (simaroubolide) from simaruba glauca, a tropical shrub. It has been used as an antiamebic agent and is found to be cytotoxic. It may be of use in cancer chemotherapy. Pharmacological action: amebicides, antineoplastic agent, phytogenic. Chemical name: Picras-3-en-16-one, 11,20-epoxy-1,2,11,12-tetrahydroxy-15-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-, (1beta,2alpha,11beta,12alpha,15beta(S))- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glaucarubin

glasynge
glatt
glauber's salts
glauberite
glaucarubin (current term)
glaucescent
glaucic
glaucic acid
glaucine
glaucocerinite
glaucochroite
glaucochroites
glaucocystid
glaucocystids
glaucocystophyte
glaucocystophytes
glaucodot
glaucoma
glaucoma detection

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