Definition of Rifamycins
1. rifamycin [n] - See also: rifamycin
Medical Definition of Rifamycins
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A group of antibiotics characterised by a chromophoric naphthohydroquinone group spanned by an aliphatic bridge not previously found in other known antibiotics. They have been isolated from fermentation broths of streptomyces mediterranei.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rifamycins
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