antimycin A

antimycin A
noun Etymology: anti- + -mycin Date: 1949 a crystalline antibiotic C28H40N2O9 used especially as a fungicide, insecticide, and miticide — called also antimycin

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  • antimycin — an ti*my cin ([a^]n t[i^]*m[imac] s[i^]n), n. 1. one of several antibiotic substances produced by several species of {Streptomyces}, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best known antimycins… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Antimycin — steht für: Antimycin A, einen Hemmstoff des Komplex III der Atmungskette. Citrinin, ein Mykotoxin. Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Antimycin A — Chembox new ImageFile=Antimycin A.svg ImageSize= IUPACName= (2{R},3(S},6{S},7{R},8{R}) 3 [(3 formamido 2 hydroxybenzoyl)amino] 8 hexyl 2,6 dimethyl 4,9 dioxo 1,5 dioxonan 7 yl 3 methylbutanoate OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=642… …   Wikipedia

  • Antimycin A — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Antimycin A1 Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • antimycin — noun see antimycin A …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • antimycin A — an·ti·my·cin A .ant i .mīs ən ā n a crystalline antibiotic C28H40N2O9 used esp. as a fungicide, insecticide, and miticide called also antimycin …   Medical dictionary

  • antimycin A — a chemical produced by streptomyces bacteria and used in a commercial preparation as a piscicide, e.g. in the catfish industry. It inhibits adenosine triphosphate (ATP) formation, the nucleotide necessary for transport of chemical energy within… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • antimycin — Inhibitor of QH2 cytochrome C reductase …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • antimycin — noun Any of several lactone antibiotics, some of which are used for controlling fungi in fish farms …   Wiktionary

  • antimycin — an·ti·my·cin …   English syllables

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