Meanings
nounnojirimycin (countable and uncountable, plural nojirimycins)
plural nojirimycins
- countableuncountableAn antibiotic, produced by some strains of Streptomyces, that inhibits glucosidases.
Origin
From Japanese 野尻 (Nojiri) + -mycin, first produced by a species of Streptomyces actinobacterium isolated from soil in Lake Nojiri in Japan.
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nojirimycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nojirimycin
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