PUROMYCIN


Meaning of PUROMYCIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpyu̇r-ə-ˈmī-s ə n ]

noun

Etymology: pur ine + -o- + -mycin

Date: 1953

: an antibiotic C 22 H 29 N 7 O 5 that is obtained from an actinomycete ( Streptomyces alboniger ) and is a potent inhibitor of protein synthesis

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