puromycin

puromycin
puromycin [pyo͞o΄rō mī′sin, pyoor΄ōmī sin ]
n.
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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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  • puromycin — ☆ puromycin [pyo͞o΄rō mī′sin, pyoor΄ōmī sin ] n. [< PUR(INE) + O + MYCIN] an antibiotic, C22H29N7O5, produced by a soil actinomycete ( Streptomyces alboniger), effective against various parasites, bacteria, etc.: it interferes with protein… …   English World dictionary

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  • puromycin — noun Etymology: purine + o + mycin Date: 1953 an antibiotic C22H29N7O5 that is obtained from an actinomycete (Streptomyces alboniger) and is a potent inhibitor of protein synthesis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • puromycin — An antibiotic produced by the growth of Streptomyces alboniger; formerly used in the treatment of amebiasis and trypanosomiasis. * * * pu·ro·my·cin .pyu̇r ə mīs ən n an antibiotic C22H29N7O5 that is obtained from an actinomycete of the genus… …   Medical dictionary

  • puromycin — pu·ro·my·cin …   English syllables

  • puromycin — |pyu̇rə|mīsən noun ( s) Etymology: purine + o + mycin : a trypanocidal and amebicidal antibiotic C22H29N7O5 obtained from an actinomycete (Streptomyces alboniger) …   Useful english dictionary

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