enediyne

English

Noun

enediyne (plural enediynes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any compound that has a double bond and two triple bonds.
  2. Any of a class of bacterial products characterized by nine- or ten-membered rings containing two triple bonds separated by a double bond, many of which are highly toxic to DNA and used as antitumour agents.
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