MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS
\mˈakɹəlˌa͡ɪd ˌantɪba͡ɪˈɒtɪks], \mˈakɹəlˌaɪd ˌantɪbaɪˈɒtɪks], \m_ˈa_k_ɹ_ə_l_ˌaɪ_d ˌa_n_t_ɪ_b_aɪ_ˈɒ_t_ɪ_k_s]\
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A group of antibiotics containing a macrocyclic lactone ring linked glycosidically to one or more sugar moieties. These antibiotics are produced by certain species of Streptomyces. They often inhibit protein synthesis by binding to the 50S subunits of 70S ribosomes.
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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