FUMIGACIN


Meaning of FUMIGACIN in English

fyüˈmigəsə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: fumiga- (from New Latin fumigatus, specific epithet of Aspergillus fumigatus ) + -cin (as in actinomycin, streptothricin ) — more at fumagillin

: a crystalline antibiotic acid C 32 H 44 O 8 obtained from a soil fungus ( Aspergillus fumigatus ) — called also helvolic acid

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