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Broader Terms:

Broader Terms:

Scope Note:

group of peptide antibiotic agents, isolated from several species of Streptomyces (originally Actinomyces), that are active against gram positive bacteria, fungi, and neoplasms; they form complexes with DNA and therefore inhibit RNA synthesis, primarily the ribosomal type.

Term Number:

0190-4841