netropsin

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noun

An oligopeptide, first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces netropsis, with antibiotic and antiviral activity.

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congocidinesinanomycin
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Meanings

nounnetropsin (countable and uncountable, plural netropsins)

plural netropsins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn oligopeptide, first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces netropsis, with antibiotic and antiviral activity.

    Synonyms: congocidine, sinanomycin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn oligopeptide, first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces netropsis, with antibiotic and antiviral activity.

Similar
congocidinesinanomycin

Origin

From Latin netropsis + -in.

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Chicago

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