- However, the lability of the epoxide functionality prevents significant in vivo activity, which makes them of little pharmalogical interest.
lability
noun; derivation
A precarious state; instability.
Etymology : Lat. labil(is) ‘to slip, fall’ + ity ‘state, or condition of’
Source : Ana Villar-Garea, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors: Understanding a New Wave of Anticancer Agents
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