acrasin: Meaning and Definition of

a•cra•sin

Pronunciation: (u-krā'sin), [key]
— n. Mycol.
  1. a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
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