Medical Definition of Anisomycin
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An antibiotic isolated from various streptomyces species. It interferes with protein and DNA synthesis by inhibiting peptidyltransferase or the 80s ribosome system.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antiprotozoal agents, nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors, protein synthesis inhibitor.
Chemical name: 3,4-Pyrrolidinediol, 2-((4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-, 3-acetate, (2R-(2alpha,3alpha,4beta))-
(12 Dec 1998)
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