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fumagillin Biochem.|ˌfjuːməˈdʒɪlɪn| [f. mod.L. Aspergillus fumigatus (see def.) by rearrangement of some of its elements: see -in1.] An unstable colourless crystalline compound, C26H34O7, which is produced by the growth of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus and which has antibiotic activity against some viruses and protozoa.
1951Eble & Hanson in Antibiotics & Chemotherapy I. 54 The present paper concerns the isolation and properties of the active crystalline compound which we call fumagillin. 1967E. Paryski tr. Korzybski's Antibiotics II. iii. 1296 Encouraging results were achieved during the treatment with fumagillin of chronic intestinal amoebiasis of man. |