Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
strepo·gen·in Pronunciation:
"strep-&-'jen-&n Function:
noun : a biologically active principle, characteristic chemicalstructure, or amino acid content attributed especially formerly to various proteins, peptides, or mixtures of them to account for their ability to stimulate growth of various microorganisms andespecially one of the genus
Lactobacillus (
L. casei)
