valinomycin

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val⋅in⋅o⋅my⋅cin

[val-uh-noh-mahy-sin]

–noun Pharmacology.

a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C₅₄H₉₀N₆O₁₈, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.

Origin:
< G Valinomycin (1955); see valine, -o-, -mycin

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val·in·o·my·cin (vāl'ə-nō-mī'sĭn)

n. An antibiotic, C₅₄H₉₀N₆O₁₈, produced by the actinomycete B Streptomyces fulvissimus, that increases the transport of potassium across cell membranes.

[valin(e) + -mycin.]

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Main Entry: val·in·o·my·cin
Pronunciation: "val-&-nO-'mIs-^&n
Function: noun
: an antibioticC₅₄H₉₀N₆O₁₈ produced by a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. fulvissimus)

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valinomycin val·in·o·my·cin (vāl'ə-nō-mī'sĭn)
n.
An antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces fulvissimus, that increases the transport of potassium across cell membranes.

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