leinamycin

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noun

A macrolide polyketide, produced by several species of Streptomyces atroolivaceus, that has antitumour activity.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounleinamycin (usually uncountable, plural leinamycins)

plural leinamycins

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA macrolide polyketide, produced by several species of Streptomyces atroolivaceus, that has antitumour activity.
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