puromycin

English

Molecular structure of puromycin

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -mycin (“antibiotic”).

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Noun

puromycin (countable and uncountable, plural puromycins)

1. (pharmacology) An antibiotic that is a strong inhibitor of protein translation.

Related terms

• antipuromycin
• puromycylated
• puromycylation
• ribopuromycin