butikacin
English
editEtymology
editFrom [Term?] + -kacin.
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Noun
editbutikacin (uncountable)
- A semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C22H45N5O12 which produces similar levels of cochleotoxicity to that of kanamycin A in guinea pigs.[1]
References
edit- ^ A J Carter. Cochlear toxicity of butikacin (UK-18,892), a new semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic, in guinea pigs. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1979 ; Volume 16(3) : page 362