MITOMYCIN


Meaning of MITOMYCIN in English

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

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mito- (probably from New Latin mitosis ) + -mycin

Date: 1956

: a complex of antibiotic substances that is produced by a Japanese streptomyces ( Streptomyces caespitosus ) ; especially : one form C 15 H 18 N 4 O 5 that inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as an antineoplastic agent

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