nojirimycin

English

Etymology

From nojiri + mycin, first produced by a species of Streptomyces actinobacterium isolated from soil in Lake Nojiri in Japan.

Noun

nojirimycin (countable and uncountable, plural nojirimycins)

1. An antibiotic, produced by some strains of Streptomyces, that inhibits glucosidases

Derived terms

• deoxynojirimycin
• galactonojirimycin