calicheamicin

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noun

Any of a class of enediyne antibiotics derived from the bacterium Micromonospora echinospora, extremely toxic to all living cells and used in targeted therapy against cancer.

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Meanings

nouncalicheamicin (plural calicheamicins)

plural calicheamicins

  1. Any of a class of enediyne antibiotics derived from the bacterium Micromonospora echinospora, extremely toxic to all living cells and used in targeted therapy against cancer.
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APA

calicheamicin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicheamicin

MLA

“calicheamicin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicheamicin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calicheamicin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicheamicin.

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