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tyrocidine
ty·ro·ci·dine also ty·ro·ci·din T0450900 (tī′rə-sīd′n)n. An antibiotic substance that is a major constituent of tyrothricin and consists of a mixture of several closely related polypeptides produced by the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis.
[tyro(thricin) + (grami)cid(in) + -ine.]tyrocidine (ˌtaɪrəʊˈsaɪdiːn) or tyrocidinn (Pharmacology) an antibiotic that is the main constituent of tyrothricin[C20: from tyro(sine) + -cid(e) + -ine1]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tyrocidine - a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricintyrocidinantibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"tyrothricin - a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria |
tyrocidine
tyrocidine [ti″ro-si´din] a cyclic polypeptide antibiotic, containing one or more d-amino acids and produced by Bacillus brevis. It is effective against gram-positive organisms and acts by disrupting the bacterial cell membrane. It is one of two major components of tyrothricin, the other being gramicidin.ty·ro·ci·din , tyrocidine (tī'rō-sī'din), An antibacterial cyclopeptide obtained from Bacillus brevis.
See also: tyrothricin. tyrocidine also tyrocidin (tī′rə-sīd′n)n. A polypeptide antibiotic, produced by the soil microorganism Bacillus brevis, that is a major constituent of tyrothricin.tyrocidine
Synonyms for tyrocidinenoun a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacteriumSynonymsRelated Words- antibiotic
- antibiotic drug
- tyrothricin
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