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rimocidin

rimocidin noun: a macrolide antifungal agent isolated from Streptomyces rimosus.

Noun

rimocidin (uncountable)

  1. A macrolide antifungal agent isolated from Streptomyces rimosus
    • The observed chromatographic profile of polyene production is consistent with the putative role of rimJ in controlling the cellular balance of ethylmalonyl-CoA (or possibly ethylmalonyl-CoA and butyryl-CoA) needed as starter unit for rimocidin production.2015 August 19, “New Rimocidin/CE-108 Derivatives Obtained by a Crotonyl-CoA Carboxylase/Reductase Gene Disruption in Streptomyces diastaticus var. 108: Substrates for the Polyene Carboxamide...

Questions about rimocidin

What does rimocidin mean?
Rimocidin means a macrolide antifungal agent isolated from Streptomyces rimosus.
What part of speech is rimocidin?
Rimocidin is a noun.

Words near rimocidin in the dictionary

  1. rimming
  2. rimming out
  3. rimmings
  4. RIMMs
  5. rimocanaliculate
  6. rimocidin
  7. rimonabant
  8. rimoportula
  9. rimoportulae
  10. rimose
  11. rimosely

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