单词 | mimosine |
释义 | mimosinen. Chemistry. An amino acid, C5H4O2N·CH2CH(NH2)COOH, found in the tropical tree Leucaena leucocephala and in the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica (both of the family Mimosaceae ( Leguminosae)). ΚΠ 1937 Brit. Chem. Abstr. A. iii. 50/2 The sap from the tubular cells of young shoots and leaf stalks of Mimosa pudica, L., and Leucaena glauca, Benth., yield mimosin. 1949 T. A. Henry Plant Alkaloids (ed. 4) 5 Kostermanns has also investigated mimosine with results indicating that it is a derivative of 3:4-dihydroxypyridine. 1976 Ann. Rev. Ecol. & Systematics 7 124 Mimosine inhibits the growth of E. coli... In view of these findings, a comprehensive survey of the effects of nonprotein amino acids is justified. 1995 Jrnl. Clin. Investig. 95 446/1 l-Mimosine suppressed the posttranslational hydroxylation of the precursors for collagen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937 |
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