Antibiotic
macrolide antibiotic
mac·ro·lide an·ti·bi·ot·ic
Definitions related to macrolide antibiotics:
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An anti-microbial compound comprised of a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of twelve or more members linked to one or more monosaccharides, with bacteriostatic and potential antifungal activities. Macrolide antibiotics generally inhibit protein synthesis by binding to the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Group of macrocyclic compounds with antibiotic action, formed by chain extension of multiple proprionates and cyclized into a large lactone; often glycosylated.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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