Teicoplanin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008575",
  "term": "Teicoplanin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A substance used to treat bacterial infections. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.",
    "A glycopeptide antibiotic complex isolated from the bacterium Actinoplanes teichomyceticus. Teicoplanin inhibits peptidoglycan polymerization, resulting in inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis and cell death."
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "Teichomycin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/teicoplanin/"
}