sisomicin

English

structural formula for sisomicin

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -micin (“aminoglycoside, antibiotic”).

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Noun

sisomicin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An aminoglycoside antibiotic, (2R,3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2S,3R)-3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.

Synonyms

• bactoCeaze (trademark)
• Ensamycin (tradename)

Coordinate terms

• Micromonospora
• gentamicin