gentamicin

English

structural formula of gentamicin

Alternative forms

gentamycin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛntəˈmaɪsɪn/

Noun

gentamicin (countable and uncountable, plural gentamicins)

(medicine) An aminoglycoside antibiotic, derived from an actinomycete, used to treat bacterial infections

Synonyms

(3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol

Coordinate terms

Micromonospora

Translations

A glycoside antibiotic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 慶大黴素 (zh), 庆大霉素 (zh) (Qìngdà méisù)

Portuguese: gentamicina f

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