actinomycin

(noun)

Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.

Related Terms

  • actinobacteria
  • petrichor

Examples of actinomycin in the following topics:

  • Nonribosomal Peptide Antibiotics

    • Nonribosomal peptide antibiotics (for example, actinomycin D ) , cytostatics, and immunosuppressants are used commercially.
    • Actinomycin D (also known generically as Actinomycin or Dactinomycin), is the most significant member of actinomycines, which are a class of polypeptide antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria of the genus Streptomyces.
  • Actinobacteria (High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria)

    • In 1940 Selman Waksman discovered that the soil bacteria he was studying made actinomycin, a discovery for which he received a Nobel Prize.
  • Overview of Gram-Positive Bacteria and Actinobacteria

    • In 1940 Selman Waksman discovered that the soil bacteria he was studying made actinomycin, a discovery for which he received a Nobel Prize.
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