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Mitomycin
see synonyms of mitomycinNoun
1. mitomycin, mutamycin
a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug
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Mitomycin
see synonyms of mitomycinnoun
pharmacology
any of the antibiotics that come from Streptomyces caespitosus
The drug, Mitomycin C, which is used to treat the hospital's bladder cancer patients
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Mitomycin
see synonyms of mitomycinn.
Any of a group of antibiotics produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces caespitosus that inhibit DNA synthesis and are used against bacteria and cancerous tumor cells.
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