gentamicin

gentamicin
noun Etymology: alteration of earlier gentamycin, from gentian violet + kanamycin; from the color of the actinomycete Date: 1963 a broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora) and extensively used as the sulfate in treating infections (as of the urinary tract)

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  • Gentamicin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (3R,4R,5R) 2 {[(1S,2S …   Wikipedia

  • Gentamicin —   [Kurzwort] das, s, Gentamizin, aus Kulturfiltraten verschiedener Micromonospora Arten gewonnenes Breitbandantibiotikum aus der Gruppe der Aminoglykosidantibiotika; besteht im Wesentlichen aus drei Komponenten, die (ähnlich wie Streptomycin) aus …   Universal-Lexikon

  • gentamicin — gentamìcīn m <G gentamicína> DEFINICIJA farm. antibiotik širokog spektra, dobiva se iz aktinomicetne bakterije Micromonospora purpurea; primjenjuje se parenteralno u slučajevima gama negativnih infekcija ETIMOLOGIJA engl. gentian violet:… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • gentamicin — [jent΄ə mī′sin] n. [< gentian violet (color of the organism) + MYCIN] a broad spectrum antibiotic obtained from soil actinomycetes (genus Micromonospora), used in treating a wide variety of serious infections …   English World dictionary

  • Gentamicin — Wikipedia:Redaktion Chemie/ausgeblendete Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Gentamicin Andere Namen Gentamycin Summenformel Stoffgemisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gentamicin 2'-N-acetyltransferase — In enzymology, a gentamicin 2 N acetyltransferase (EC number|2.3.1.59) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:acetyl CoA + gentamicin C1a ightleftharpoons CoA + N2 acetylgentamicin C1aThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetyl… …   Wikipedia

  • Gentamicin 3'-N-acetyltransferase — In enzymology, a gentamicin 3 N acetyltransferase (EC number|2.3.1.60) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:acetyl CoA + gentamicin C ightleftharpoons CoA + N3 acetylgentamicin CThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetyl CoA… …   Wikipedia

  • Gentamicin 2"-nucleotidyltransferase — In enzymology, a gentamicin 2 nucleotidyltransferase (EC number|2.7.7.46) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:nucleoside triphosphate + gentamicin ightleftharpoons diphosphate + 2 nucleotidylgentamicinThus, the two substrates of… …   Wikipedia

  • gentamicin sulfate — [USP] the sulfate salt of gentamicin, applied topically to the skin, ear canal, or conjunctiva or administered intramuscularly or intravenously in the treatment of a wide variety of infections caused by susceptible gram negative organisms …   Medical dictionary

  • gentamicin — A group of aminoglycoside antibiotics produced by Micromonospora spp. Members include the closely related gentamycins C1, C2 and C1a, together with gentamycin A. They inhibit protein synthesis on 70S ribosomes by binding to the 23S core protein… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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