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actinomycetales |
actinomycete |
actinomycetes |
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actinomycin |
actinomycin d
| actinomycosis
| actinomycotic
| actinomyxidia
| actinomyxidian
| actinon
actinomycin d
CIDE DICTIONARY
actinomycin d, n. [From actinomyces, the genus of the organism in which they were first found.].
The most well-known of the actinomycins (C62H86N12O16 ), a class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and inhibiting synthesis of RNA; they act agains gram-positive bacteria and many eukaryotic organisma. Actinomycin D has been used in human medicine to treat certain tumors. [PJC]
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