lantibiotic

English

Etymology

Coined in 1988 from "lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotics".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/

Noun

lantibiotic (plural lantibiotics)

1. Any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.