Chelerythrine

/kɛlɪˈrɪðrin/ noun

Definition

An alkaloid from plants in the poppy family with antimicrobial and potentially anti-cancer properties.

Etymology

Variant or related form of 'chelerythrin,' from plant genus 'Chelone' plus alkaloid chemical suffix. Both spellings are used in biochemistry literature.

Kelly Says

While chelerythrine is toxic to cancer cells in the lab, it's also toxic to healthy cells—researchers are studying how to modify its structure to make it safe enough for actual cancer treatment.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
chéleritrine
che-le-ri-trin
ARالعربية
كِرَتِين
ki-ra-tin
BNবাংলা
চেলেরিথ্রিন
che-le-ri-thrin
CACatalà
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
CSČeština
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
DADansk
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
DEDeutsch
Chelerythrin
kɛˈleˌʁɪθʁɪn
ELΕλληνικά
χηλερυθρίνη
hi-le-ri-thri-ni
ESEspañol
queleritrina
ke-le-ri-tri-na
FAفارسی
chelerythrine
che-le-ri-trin
FISuomi
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
FRFrançais
chéleritrine
she-le-ri-trin
GUGU
ચેલેરીથ્રીન
che-le-ri-thrin
HAHA
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
HEעברית
chelerythrine
che-le-ri-trin
HIहिन्दी
चेलेरिट्रिन
che-le-ri-trin
HUMagyar
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
IDBahasa Indonesia
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
IGIG
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
ITItaliano
chelerythrina
ke-le-ri-tri-na
JA日本語
ケレリトリン
kere-ri-to-rin
KKKK
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
KMKM
ចេឡេរិត្រីន
che-le-ri-tri-n
KO한국어
켈레리트린
kel-le-ri-te-rin
MRMR
चेलेरिट्रिन
che-le-ri-trin
MSBahasa Melayu
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
MYမြန်မာ
ချဲလီရိတြိန်း
che-li-ri-tri-n
NLNederlands
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
NONorsk
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
PAPA
ਚੈਲੇਰਿਤ੍ਰਿਨ
cha-le-ri-trin
PLPolski
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
PTPortuguês
queleritrina
ke-le-ri-tri-na
RORomână
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
RUРусский
хелеритрин
xɛ-le-ri-trin
SVSvenska
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
SWKiswahili
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
TAதமிழ்
சேலெரித்திரின்
sa-le-ri-thri-n
TEతెలుగు
చెలెరిథ్రిన్
che-le-ri-thrin
THไทย
เชเลอริทรีน
che-le-ri-trin
TLTL
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
TRTürkçe
chelerythrine
che-le-ri-trin
UKУкраїнська
хелеритрин
xɛ-le-ri-trin
URاردو
کِرِتِین
ki-ri-tin
VITiếng Việt
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
YOYO
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin
ZH中文
螯花碱
áo huā jiǎn
ZUZU
chelerythrine
ke-le-ri-trin

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