- novobiocin
- An antibiotic drug used to treat infection.
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Novobiocin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 4 Hydroxy 3 [4 hydroxy 3 (3 methylbut 2 enyl)benzamido] 8 methylcoumarin 7 yl 3 O carbamoyl 5,5 di C methyl α l lyxofuranoside Clinical data … Wikipedia
novobiocin — novobiocin. См. новобиоцин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
novobiocin calcium — the calcium salt of novobiocin, having the same actions as the base; used in the treatment of infections in children due to susceptible bacteria resistant to other antibiotics; administered orally … Medical dictionary
novobiocin sodium — the sodium salt of novobiocin, having the same appearance, actions, uses, and mode of administration as the calcium salt; usually used in adults … Medical dictionary
novobiocin — noun Etymology: novo (perhaps modification of Latin niveus snowy, specific epithet of the bacterium Streptomyces niveus) + bi + mycin Date: 1956 a weak dibasic acid C31H36N2O11 that is highly toxic to humans and is sometimes used as an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
novobiocin — no·vo·bi·o·cin (nō və bīʹə sĭn) n. An antibiotic, C31H36N2O11, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces nivens and used to treat infections by gram positive bacteria. [Probably Latin novus, new; see novice + antibiotic + in.] * * * … Universalium
novobiocin — An antibiotic antibacterial substance produced by fermentation from cultures of Streptomyces niveus or S. spheroides, effective against penicillin resistant Staphylococcus and Proteus; also available as n. calcium and n. sodium. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
novobiocin — n. pale yellow crystalline compound derived from ethanol that functions as an antibiotic, crystallinic acid, streptonivicin (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
novobiocin — no·vo·bi·o·cin … English syllables
novobiocin — /noʊvoʊˈbaɪəsən/ (say nohvoh buyuhsuhn) noun an antibiotic similar to streptomycin. {novo (combining form of Latin novus new) + bio + (strepto)mycin} …
