ACTINOMYCIN


Meaning of ACTINOMYCIN in English

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

noun

Date: 1940

: any of various red or yellow-red mostly toxic polypeptide antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria (especially Streptomyces antibioticus ) ; specifically : one used to inhibit DNA or RNA synthesis

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