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actinomycin Biochem.|ˈæktɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn|
[f. actino- + Gr. µύκης fungus + -in1.]
An antibiotic substance of the actinomycetes group originally isolated by S. A. Waksman and H. B. Woodruff from certain micro-organisms found in soil.
1940Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. XLV. 610 The active substance was tentatively designated as ‘actinomycin’. It is proposed here to designate the above two preparations as ‘actinomycin A’ and ‘actinomycin B’. 1944Ann. Reg. 1943 359 Actinomycin is bactericidal but lethal to animals. 1946Lancet 20 Apr. 582/1 Other fungus-products—streptomycin, streptothricin, actinomycin, and clavacin. |