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medermycin

medermycin noun: a particular biosynthetic gene cluster of Streptomyces.

Noun

medermycin (uncountable)

  1. A particular biosynthetic gene cluster of Streptomyces
    • In the present study, we reported the functional characterization of a proposed ketoreductase Med-ORF12 encoded by medermycin biosynthetic cluster and revealed its involvement in the stereochemical control at C3 center of medermycin.2015 July 11, “Functional Characterization of a Ketoreductase-Encoding Gene med -ORF12 Involved in the Formation of a Stereospecific Pyran Ring during the Biosynthesis of an Antitumor Antibiotic...

Questions about medermycin

What does medermycin mean?
Medermycin means a particular biosynthetic gene cluster of Streptomyces.
What part of speech is medermycin?
Medermycin is a noun.

Words near medermycin in the dictionary

  1. Meden
  2. Medendorp
  3. Medendorps
  4. Medenychi
  5. Meder
  6. medermycin
  7. Medero
  8. Mederos
  9. Meders
  10. Medes
  11. medetomidin

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