English Explanatory Dictionary

glycolipodepsipeptide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Complex class of natural antibiotics characterized by a sugar, lipid, and cyclic peptide structure used primarily to fight tough Gram-positive bacterial infections.

Word forms

glycolipodepsipeptide glycolipodepsipeptides

Etymology

By surface analysis, glyco- + lipo- + depsi- + peptide.

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