aqabamycin
English
editEtymology
editFrom Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the bacteria were found, + -mycin.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaqabamycin (countable and uncountable, plural aqabamycins)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties