Pleuromutilin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pleuromutilin is a noun meaning Any of a class of antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding to a peptidyltransferase component within a ribosome.
Meaning
Any of a class of antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding to a peptidyltransferase component within a ribosome.
Word Forms
- pleuromutilins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include puromycin, puromycine, mutilin, immucillin, muraymycin, tiamulin.
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