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- noun organic chemistry A naturally-occurring δ-
lactone isolated from thealga Lyngbya majuscula that displaysantibiotic activity
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Lyngbya majuscula have recently given rise to a novel powerful antibiotic, malyngolide (Fenical, 1983).
Chapter 7 1991
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