patulin
/ˈpatjʊlɪn/Biochemistry
noun
A heterocyclic antibiotic compound, C7H6O4, which has carcinogenic properties and is obtained from any of several moulds (originally from Penicillium patulum).
- It was later found to be identical with clavacin (also called clavatin, claviformin)..
Origin
1940s. From scientific Latin patulum, specific epithet of Penicillium patulum + -in (compare quot. 1943.
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