VALINOMYCIN


Meaning of VALINOMYCIN in English

/val'euh noh muy"sin/ , n. Pharm.

a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C 54 H 90 N 6 O 18 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.

[ Valinomycin (1955); see VALINE, -O-, -MYCIN ]

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