an antibiotic, CHNO, produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces alboniger), effective against various parasites, bacteria, etc.: it interferes with protein synthesis
Origin of puromycin
from pur(ine) + -o- + -mycinpuromycin
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puromycin
noun
An antibiotic, C22H29N7O5, obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces alboniger, that is used experimentally as an inhibitor of protein synthesis.
Origin of puromycin
pur(ine) -mycinTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- An antibiotic that is a strong inhibitor of protein translation, having the chemical formula C22H29N7O5.
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puromycin - Medical Definition
n.
An antibiotic, C22H29N7O5, obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces alboniger, that is used experimentally as an inhibitor of protein synthesis.
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