lipstatin
/lɪpˈstatɪn/Biochemistry
noun
A compound of the beta-lactone class which is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces toxytricini, and is a natural inhibitor of gastric and pancreatic carboxyl ester lipase.
Origin
1980s. From lip- + -statin.
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