| filipendulous | <botany> Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets. Origin: L. Filum a thread + pendulus hanging, fr. Pendre to hang. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| filipin | <chemical> 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,27-octahydroxy-3-(1-hydroxyhexyl)-17,28-dimethoxyoxacyclooctacosa-17,19,21,23,25-pentaen-2-one (filipin III). A complex of polyene antibiotics obtained from streptomyces filipinensis. Filipin III alters membrane function by interfering with membrane sterols, inhibits mitochondrial respiration, and is proposed as an antifungal agent. Filipins I, II, and IV are less important. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral agents. Chemical name: Filipin III (12 Dec 1998) |