Antibiotic
streptogramin A
Subclass of:
Streptogramin Group A;
Virginiamycin
Definitions related to streptogramin a:
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A specific streptogramin group A antibiotic produced by Streptomyces graminofaciens and other bacteria.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A streptomycin A-related cyclic depsipeptide isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces virginiae and other Streptomyces bacterial species. Virginiamycin M1 binds to and inhibits assembly of 50S and 30S ribosomes, thereby preventing protein synthesis. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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