streptonigrin

streptonigrin
strep·to·ni·grin -'nī-grən n a toxic antibiotic C25H22N4O8 from an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. flocculus) that interferes with DNA metabolism and is used as an antineoplastic agent

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  • streptonigrin — streptonigrin. См. стрептонигрин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • streptonigrin — strep·to·ni·grin (strĕp tə nīʹgrĭn) n. A highly toxic antibiotic, C25H22N4O8, produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces flocculus) and active against various types of tumors.   [strepto + Latin niger, nigr , black; See nekʷ t in Indo European… …   Universalium

  • streptonigrin — strep·to·ni·grin …   English syllables

  • streptonigrin — ˌstreptəˈnīgrə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin strepto (from Streptomyces flocculus, actinomycete from which it is produced) + Latin nigr , niger black + English in; probably from its dark color : a toxic antibiotic C25H22N4O8 from an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • стрептонигрин — streptonigrin стрептонигрин. Aнтибиотик, продуцируемый Streptomyces flocculus, способный индуцировать множественные хромосомные повреждения. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва:… …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • nekʷ-t- — Night. Probably from a verbal root *negʷ , to be dark, be night. O grade form *nokʷ t . 1. a. night; fortnight, from Old English niht, neaht, night; b. Kristallnacht, from Old High German naht, night. Both a and …   Universalium

  • Woodward, Robert Burns — ▪ American chemist Introduction born April 10, 1917, Boston, Mass., U.S. died July 8, 1979, Cambridge, Mass.  American chemist best known for his syntheses of complex organic substances, including cholesterol and cortisone (1951), strychnine… …   Universalium

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