gossypol /gos·sy·pol/ (gos´ĭ-pol) a toxin found in cottonseed and detoxified by heating; it has male antifertility properties, apparently having its effects in the seminiferous tubules.
gossypol (gäˑ·s
·pōl),
gos·sy·pol (g s  -pôl , -p l)n. A toxic pigment obtained from cottonseed oil and detoxified by heating, shown to inhibit sperm production. |
gossypol (gäˑ·s
·pōl),n Latin name:
Gossypium hirsutum; parts used: stalks, roots, seeds; uses: contraceptive, dysmenorrhea, labor inducer; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children; patients with kidney and liver disease; can cause cardiac failure, nausea, diarrhea, muscle weakness, and paralysis. Also called
American upland cotton and
cotton.
Gossypium hirsutum; parts used: stalks, roots, seeds; uses: contraceptive, dysmenorrhea, labor inducer; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children; patients with kidney and liver disease; can cause cardiac failure, nausea, diarrhea, muscle weakness, and paralysis. Also called
American upland cotton and
cotton.
gossypol
toxic phenolic pigment in the glands of seeds of gossypium spp.
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