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Main Entry: mac·ro·lide
Pronunciation: 'mak-r&-"lId
Function: noun
: any of several antibiotics (as erythromycin) containing a macrocycliclactone ring that are produced by actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces and inhibit bacterial protein synthesis
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macrolide   (māk'rə-līd')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a large lactone ring made up of twelve or more members.

  2. Any of a class of antibiotics having a macrolide ring structure linked to one or more sugars. Macrolides are produced by actinomycete bacteria of the genus Streptomyces and act by inhibiting protein synthesis. Erythromycin is a macrolide.


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