puromycin
English
Molecular structure of puromycin
Etymology
From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic”).
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Noun
puromycin (countable and uncountable, plural puromycins)
- (pharmacology) An antibiotic that is a strong inhibitor of protein translation.
Related terms
- antipuromycin
- puromycylated
- puromycylation
- ribopuromycin
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