Skyllamycin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Skyllamycin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Either of a pair of cyclodepsipeptides that are produced by bacteria and fungi and are pharmaceutically used as antibacterials, immunosuppressives, cytostatics and antihelmintics.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Either of a pair of cyclodepsipeptides that are produced by bacteria and fungi and are pharmaceutically used as antibacterials, immunosuppressives, cytostatics and antihelmintics.
Example Sentences
The cytochrome P450 encoded (sky32) is associated with the skyllamycin biosynthesis gene cluster.
Word Forms
- skyllamycins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kylomycin, zelkovamycin, syringomycin, abyssomicin, cypemycin, bicyclomycin.
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