Antibiotic
sisomicin
Definitions related to sisomicin:
  • A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic isolated from Micromonospora inyoensis. Sisomicin is strucurally similar to gentamicin but has a unique unsaturated diamino sugar. Of the aminoglycoside antibiotics, sisomicin has the greatest activity against gram-positive bacteria.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Antibiotic produced by Micromonospora inyoensis. It is closely related to gentamicin C1A, one of the components of the gentamicin complex (GENTAMICINS).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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