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.
Definition of lipstatin in US English:
lipstatin
nounlɪpˈstatɪn
Biochemistry
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.