English Explanatory Dictionary

lantibiotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.

Pronunciation

/ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/

Word forms

lantibiotic lantibiotics

Etymology

Coined in 1988 from "lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotics".

Derived words

nonlantibiotic
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