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gentamicin

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002850

A complex of three different closely related aminoglycoside sulfates, Gentamicins C1, C2, and C1(subA), obtained from Micromonospora purpurea and related species. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. They act to inhibit protein synthesis (genetic translation).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002850
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsgentamycin; gentamycins
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoaminoglycoside antibiotics; aminoglycosides; sisomicin; geneticin
TranslationsSpanish: gentamicina
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002850",
  "term": "gentamicin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A complex of three different closely related aminoglycoside sulfates, Gentamicins C1, C2, and C1(subA), obtained from Micromonospora purpurea and related species. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. They act to inhibit protein synthesis (genetic translation).",
  "synonyms": [
    "gentamycin",
    "gentamycins"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "aminoglycoside antibiotics",
    "aminoglycosides",
    "sisomicin",
    "geneticin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "gentamicina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/gentamicin/"
}

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