puromycin

puromycin
puromycin [pyo͞o΄rō mī′sin, pyoor΄ōmī sin ]
n.
/span> PUR(INE) + -O- + -MYCIN
an antibiotic, C22H29N7O5, produced by a soil actinomycete ( Streptomyces alboniger), effective against various parasites, bacteria, etc.: it interferes with protein synthesis and can inhibit long-term memory

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pu·ro·my·cin (pyo͝or'ə-mīʹsĭn) n.
An antibiotic, C22H29N7O5, obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces alboniger, that is used experimentally as an inhibitor of protein synthesis.
  [purine + -mycin.]

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