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Definition of Okadaic acid
1. Noun. A toxin that accumulates in bivalves and causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Okadaic acid
1. Derived from a dinoflagellate toxin. This compound is a powerful inhibitor of serine threonine specific protein phosphatases 1 and 2A. Also can act as a tumour promoter. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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