English Explanatory Dictionary

nojirimycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antibiotic, produced by some strains of Streptomyces, that inhibits glucosidases.

Word forms

nojirimycin nojirimycins

Etymology

From Japanese 野尻 (Nojiri) + -mycin, first produced by a species of Streptomyces actinobacterium isolated from soil in Lake Nojiri in Japan.

Derived words

deoxynojirimycin galactonojirimycin
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