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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Okadaic Acid

ointment base
ointment bases
oints
Oireachtas
OIS
oiticica
oiticicas
Ojibwa
ojibway
Ojibway
ojime
ojimes
Ojos del Salado
OK
oka
okadaic acid (current term)
okadaic acid-sensitive phosphatase
okapi
Okapia
Okapia johnstoni
okapis
okas
okay
okayed
okaying
okays
Okazaki
Okazaki fragment
Okazaki fragments
oke

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