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Meaning of alamethicin in English:

alamethicin

Pronunciation /ˌaləˈmɛθɪsɪn/

noun

Biochemistry

  • A cyclic polypeptide, originally obtained from the fungus Trichoderma viride, which is an ionophore for cations and has antibiotic activity; any of a group of compounds structurally related to this.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Trademark Bulletin. From ala- + meth- + -icin.