aqabamycin

English

Etymology

From Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the bacteria were found, + -mycin.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/, enPR: ä'kə-bə-mīʹsĭn
• Rhymes: -aɪsɪn
• Hyphenation: aqa‧ba‧my‧cin

Noun

aqabamycin (countable and uncountable, plural aqabamycins)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties