plicamycin

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌplaɪ.kəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An antibiotic C₅₂H₇₆O₂₄ with antineoplastic activity which is produced by three bacteria of the genus Streptomyces (Streptomyces argillaceus, Streptomyces tanashiensis, and Streptomyces plicatus), acts by inhibiting DNA transcription and replication, and is administered intravenously especially in the treatment of malignant tumors of the testes or in the treatment of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria associated with advanced neoplastic disease. uncountable

词形变化

mithramycin alternative,UK

词源

From translingual (Streptomyces) plica(tus) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).
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