Polyoxin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polyoxin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of a group of nucleoside antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, composed of heterocyclic moieties derived from amino sugars; the simplest being 1-β-(5'-amino5'-deoxy-D-allofuranuronosyl)-5-hydroxy-methyluracil.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of a group of nucleoside antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces bacteria, composed of heterocyclic moieties derived from amino sugars; the simplest being 1-β-(5'-amino5'-deoxy-D-allofuranuronosyl)-5-hydroxy-methyluracil.
Word Forms
- polyoxins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pentoxyl, lipophosphonoxin, acyloxazolidinone, polyoxoanion, polydeoxynucleotide, oxypurine.
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