murexine

murexine
mu·rex·ine (mu-rekґsin) [Murex + -ine] a neurotoxic substance derived from the median zone of the hypobranchial gland of gastropods of the genus Murex and related species; the substance is called purpurine when derived from snails of the genus Purpura.

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  • Murex — Mu·rex (muґreks) a genus of whelks of the family Muricidae. M. purpuґrea is a Mediterranean species from which murexine (or purpurine) is obtained …   Medical dictionary

  • purpurine — pur·pu·rine (purґpu rēn) 1. a neurotoxic substance derived from the median zone of the hypobranchial or purple gland of gastropods of the genus Purpura, thought to be an ester or a mixture of esters of choline; the substance is called… …   Medical dictionary

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