antimycin
Definition of antimycin
an`ti`my´cin
Pronunciation:
ăn`tĭ`mī´sĭn
n.
1.
one
of
several
antibiotic
substances
produced
by
several
species
of
Streptomyces
,
active
against
various
fungi
.
They
are
used
only
experimentally
,
not
in
medicine
.
The
two
best-known
antimycins
are
antimycin
A
1
(
C28H40N2O9
)
and
antimycin
A
3
(
C26H36N2O9
).
They
are
notable
for
their
mechanism
of
action
,
interference
with
the
proton
pumping
mechanism
of
fungi
.
Related Words
antibiotic
,
antibiotic
drug
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