Bouvardin is a bicyclic hexapeptide isolated from Bouvardia ternifolia.

It is derived from the amino acid sequence Ala-Ala-Tyr-Ala-Tyr-Tyr.

It has demonstrated certain anti-cancerous activities by inhibiting protein synthesis through inhibition of 80S ribosomes (eukaryotic ribosomes).

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