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Novobiocin

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004476

An antibiotic compound derived from Streptomyces niveus. It has a chemical structure similar to coumarin. Novobiocin binds to DNA gyrase, and blocks adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004476
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAntibiotics; Coumarins
TranslationsSpanish: novobiocina
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004476",
  "term": "Novobiocin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An antibiotic compound derived from Streptomyces niveus. It has a chemical structure similar to coumarin. Novobiocin binds to DNA gyrase, and blocks adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "antibiotics",
    "coumarins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "novobiocina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/novobiocin/"
}

Record 4,413 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.