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maytansine

noun may·tan·sine \ˈmā-ˌtan-ˌsēn\

Medical Definition of MAYTANSINE

:  an antineoplastic agent C34H46ClN3O10 isolated from several members of a genus (Maytenus of the family Celastraceae) of tropical American shrubs and trees

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