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cortical granule

Definition

Target type: cellularcomponent

A secretory vesicle that is stored under the cell membrane of an egg. These vesicles fuse with the egg plasma membrane as part of egg activation and are part of the block to polyspermy. [GOC:dph]

Proteins (2)

ProteinDefinitionTaxonomy
Myosin-9A myosin-9 that is encoded in the genome of human. [PRO:DNx, UniProtKB:P35579]Homo sapiens (human)
Beta-hexosaminidase subunit betaA beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta that is encoded in the genome of human. [PRO:DNx, UniProtKB:P07686]Homo sapiens (human)

Compounds (5)

CompoundDefinitionClassesRoles
pyrimethamineMaloprim: contains above 2 cpdsaminopyrimidine;
monochlorobenzenes
antimalarial;
antiprotozoal drug;
EC 1.5.1.3 (dihydrofolate reductase) inhibitor
2-acetamido-1,5-imino-1,2,5-trideoxy-d-glucitol2-acetamido-1,5-imino-1,2,5-trideoxy-D-glucitol: structure given in first source
blisterblebbistatin : A pyrroloquinoline that is 1,2,3,3a-tetrahydro-H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]quinolin-4-one substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3a, a methyl group at position 6 and a phenyl group at position 1. It acts as an inhibitor of ATPase activity of non-muscle myosin II.

blebbistatin: structure in first source
cyclic ketone;
pyrroloquinoline;
tertiary alcohol;
tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone
inhibitor
n-acetylglucosamine thiazolineN-acetylglucosamine thiazoline: an analog of the oxazolinium bicyclic intermediate leading from N-acetylglucosamine to 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid
thiamet g