Medical Definition of Echinomycin

1. A toxic polypeptide quinoxaline antibiotic isolated from streptomyces echinatus that binds to DNA and inhibits RNA synthesis. It has antitumour and antibacterial activity. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic, antibiotics, peptide, nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors. Chemical name: Quinomycin A (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Echinomycin

echinococcoses
echinococcosis
echinococcus
echinococcus cyst
echinococcus disease
echinocyte
echinoderm
echinoderm family
echinoderm genus
echinodermal
echinodermatous
echinoderms
echinoid
echinoidea
echinoids
echinomycin (current term)
echinosis
echinostoma
echinostomatidae
echinostomiasis
echinozoa
echinulate
echinus
echinuses
echistatin
echium
echiums
echiuran
echiurans
echiurid

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