单词 | macrolide |
释义 | macrolide[ măk′rə-līd′ ] n.A class of antibiotics that are produced by a species of Streptomyces, are characterized by a large lactone ring linked to one or more sugars, and act by inhibiting protein synthesis. Words nearby macrolidemacroinstruction, macrolecithal, macro lens, macrolepidoptera, macrolevel, macrolide, macrolinguistics, macrolith, macromastia, macromelia, macromere The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for macrolidemacrolide [ măk′rə-līd′ ] Any of a class of organic compounds containing a large lactone ring made up of twelve or more members. Any of a class of antibiotics having a macrolide ring structure linked to one or more sugars. Macrolides are produced by actinomycete bacteria of the genus Streptomyces and act by inhibiting protein synthesis. Erythromycin is a macrolide. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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