Definition of Gentamicins
1. Noun. (plural of gentamicin) ¹
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Definition of Gentamicins
1. gentamicin [n] - See also: gentamicin
Medical Definition of Gentamicins
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A complex of three different closely related aminoglycoside sulfates, gentamicins c1, c2, and c1(suba), obtained from micromonospora purpurea and related species. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. It acts during the translation phase of protein synthesis.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics, aminoglycoside, protein synthesis inhibitor.
(12 Dec 1998)
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