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phorbol esters(medicine)
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psittacine (iou) and phorbol ester (medicine)


psittacine (iou)



psittacine adjective & noun. L19.
[Latin psittacinus, from psittacus, Greek psittakos parrot: see -INE1.]
A. adjective. Of or belonging to a parrot or the parrot family; fig. parrot-like, characterized by thoughtless repetition. L19.
b. noun. A bird of the parrot family. L19.

phorbol ester (medicine)


phorbol ester
<chemical> Polycyclic compound isolated from croton oil in which two hydroxyl groups on neighbouring carbon atoms are esterified to fatty acids.

The commonest of these Derivatives is phorbol myristoyl acetate (PMA). Potent co carcinogens or tumour promotors, they are diacyl glycerol analogues and activate protein kinase C irreversibly.