| Term Name: | physalin |
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| Synonyms: | physalins |
| Definition: | Any seco-steroid based on a 13,14-seco-16,24-cycloergostane skeleton and its substituted derivatives thereof. These phytochemicals form the major steroidal constituents of Physalis plants and exhibit antimicrobial and antiparasitic activity. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:76361] ( EBI ) |