cycloheximide
/ˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)ˈhɛksɪmʌɪd/Pharmacology
noun
A compound with antibiotic activity produced by the streptomycete bacterium Streptomyces griseus, now used mainly as an inhibitor of protein synthesis in experimental systems.
- Chemical name: 3-[2-(3, 5-dimethyl-2-oxocyclohexyl)-2-hydroxyethyl]-glutarimide; C15H23NO4..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Mycologia. From cyclo- + hex- + imide.