STREPTOZOTOCIN


Meaning of STREPTOZOTOCIN in English

¦streptəˈzätəsə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin strepto- (from Streptomyces achromogenes , bacterium from which it is produced) + English -zotocin (perhaps from zo- + to xic + -my cin )

: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C 8 H 15 N 3 O 7 with antineoplastic and diabetogenic properties that has been isolated from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces ( S. achromogenes )

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