streptomycin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006092
An antibiotic produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces griseus. It acts by inhibiting the initiation and elongation processes during protein synthesis.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006092 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | aminoglycoside antibiotics; aminoglycosides; protein synthesis inhibitors; dihydrostreptomycin |
| Translations | Spanish: estreptomicina |
Record as JSON
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"term": "streptomycin",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An antibiotic produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces griseus. It acts by inhibiting the initiation and elongation processes during protein synthesis.",
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
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"aminoglycoside antibiotics",
"aminoglycosides",
"protein synthesis inhibitors",
"dihydrostreptomycin"
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"Medical Subject Headings 2011",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "estreptomicina"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/streptomycin/"
}
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