Medical Definition of Phleomycins

1. Water-soluble, copper-containing low molecular weight polypeptides obtained from the culture medium of streptomyces verticillus. They are specific inhibitors of DNA synthesis in bacteria and have been found to act as antitumour agents. They have also been used against rust fungi of plants. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic, antibiotics, glycopeptide, nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phleomycins

phlegmily
phlegmon
phlegmonous
phlegmonous abscess
phlegmonous cellulitis
phlegmonous enteritis
phlegmonous erysipelas
phlegmonous gastritis
phlegmonous mastitis
phlegmonous ulcer
phlegmons
phlegms
phlegmy
phleme
phleomycin
phleomycins (current term)
phleum
phlobaphene
phloem
phloemic
phloemlike
phloems
phlogistian
phlogistians
phlogistic
phlogistical
phlogistically
phlogisticate
phlogisticated
phlogisticated air

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