okadaic acid
Biochemistry
noun
A toxic compound, C44H68O13, which is a fatty acid derivative of a polycyclic polyether, occurs in some algae and protists (and in marine invertebrates that feed on them), and acts as an inhibitor of certain protein phosphatases.
Origin
1980s.
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