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sisomicin

sisomicin noun: an aminoglycoside antibiotic, (2R,3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2S,3R)-3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.

sisomicin: an aminoglycoside antibiotic,...
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Noun

sisomicin (uncountable)

  1. An aminoglycoside antibiotic, (2R,3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2S,3R)-3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
    Synonyms:
    bactoCeaze, Ensamycin

Synonyms of sisomicin

  • bactoCeaze
  • Ensamycin

Origin of sisomicin

From [Term?] + -micin (“aminoglycoside, antibiotic”).

Questions about sisomicin

What does sisomicin mean?
Sisomicin means an aminoglycoside antibiotic, (2R,3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2S,3R)-3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
What part of speech is sisomicin?
Sisomicin is a noun.

Words near sisomicin in the dictionary

  1. sismometer
  2. sismometers
  3. sismotherapy
  4. Sisney
  5. Sisneys
  6. sisomicin
  7. Sison
  8. Sisons
  9. Sisophon
  10. sisorid
  11. sisorids

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