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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

actinomycin D

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01 n. The most well-known of the actinomycins (C62H86N12O16), a class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and inhibiting synthesis of RNA;…
  1. 1.
    The most well-known of the actinomycins (C62H86N12O16), a class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and inhibiting synthesis of RNA; they act agains gram-positive bacteria and many eukaryotic organisma. Actinomycin D has been used in human medicine to treat certain tumors.
Syn. dactinomycin, actinomycin IV, Cosmegen[trade name], actinomycin C1, actinomycin I1