didemnid

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• Didemnins — are cyclodepsipeptide compounds isolated from a tunicate (sea squirt) of the genus Trididemnum (family of Didemnidæ) that were collected in the Caribbean Sea. They were first isolated in 1978 at the University of Illinois. [Rinehart L., K. et al …   Wikipedia

• Cyanobiont — A cyanobiont is a cyanobacterium that lives in symbiosis with an eukaryote, sometimes inside the cells of the eukaryote. The cyanobiont fixes nitrogen, and sometimes also performs photosynthesis for the host organism. The cyanobiont is often… …   Wikipedia

• Didemnin — Structure of Didemnins A C Didemnins are cyclic depsipeptide compounds isolated from a tunicate (sea squirt) of the genus Trididemnum (family of Didemnidæ) that were collected in the Caribbean Sea. They were first isolated in 1978 at the… …   Wikipedia