Home › Words › C › calyculincalyculincalyculin means any of a class of serine/threonine protein phosphatase inhibitors originally isolated from the marine sponge Discodermia calyx.EtymologyFrom calyc- + -ule + -in.nounAny of a class of serine/threonine protein phosphatase inhibitors originally isolated from the marine sponge Discodermia calyx.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.calyxamide 72% match — Any of a small group of cytotoxic cyclic peptides present in the marine sponge Discodermia calyx vs calyculin →callystatin 71% match — Any of a class of cytotoxic polyketides, found in marine sponges of the genus Callyspongia, that have antibiotic activity. vs calyculin →callipeltin 68% match — Any of a certain class of cyclodepsipeptides that are bioactive isolates of marine invertebrates. vs calyculin →calsarcin 66% match — Any of a family of sarcomeric calcineurin-binding proteins. vs calyculin →calcipressin 64% match — Any of a small group of proteins that inhibit the action of calcineurin vs calyculin →calphostin 63% match — Any of a class of closely related chemical compounds isolated from the fungus Cladosporium cladosporioides. vs calyculin →calyctomine 62% match — An alkaloid found in shikakai (Acacia concinna), (1-hydroxymethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline). vs calyculin →calcin 62% match — Any of a group of polypeptides that have an affinity for calcium vs calyculin →