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LEUKOMYCIN

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 Definition: A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis; it was first isolated from the funguslike bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae but is now produced synthetically.
 
 Synonyms: Ak-Chlor, Alficetyn, Amphicol, Anacetin, chloramphenicol, Chlorocid, chloromycetin, Enicol, Intramycetin, Novomycetin
 

 

 

 

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