1) Chloromycetin
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Chloramphenicol (INN) is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is a bacteriostatic; it became available in 1949. It is considered a prototypical broad-spectrum antibiotic, alongside the tetracyclines, and as it is both cheap and easy to manufacture, it is frequently an antibiotic of choice in the developing...
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antibiotic drug once commonly used in the treatment of infections caused by various bacteria, including those in the genera Rickettsia and ... [4 related articles]
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An antibiotic that interferes with protein synthesis.
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<drug> A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis in prokaryotes and in mitochondria and chloroplasts by acting on the 50S ribosomal subunit. ... It was first isolated from the fungus like bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae but is now produced synthetically. It is relatively toxic but finds wide application in medici...
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(klor″әm-fen´ĭ-kol) a broad-spectrum antibiotic with specific therapeutic activity against rickettsiae and many different bacteria. Side effects include serious, even fatal, blood dyscrasias in certain patients. Frequent blood tests are recommended during therapy.
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A broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by streptomycete bacteria, which inhibits protein synthesis in bacteria.
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An antibiotic from Streptomycetes venezuelae that inhibits protein synthesis in prokaryotes and in mitochondria and chloroplasts by acting on the 50S ribosomal subunit. It is relatively toxic but finds wide application in medicine.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: klōr′am-fen′i-kol Definitions: 1. An antibiotic originally obtained from Streptomyces venezuelae. It is effective against several pathogenic microorganisms. A serious reaction resulting in marrow damage with agranulocytosis or aplastic anemia may occur. Gray syndrome may occur in newborns because glucurono...
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[
n] - an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
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protein synthesis inhibitor with broad-spectrum activity that binds to the 50S subunit, inhibiting peptide bond formation
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Chloromycetin noun an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
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a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble antibiotic, CHClNO, obtained from cultures of Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized: used chiefly in the treatment of infections caused by certain bacteria, by rickettsiae, and by certain viruses.
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