aqabamycin

English

Etymology

From Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the bacteria were found, + -mycin.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑkəbəˈmaɪsɪn/, enPR: ä'kə-bə-mīʹsĭn
  • Rhymes: -aɪsɪn
  • Hyphenation: aqa‧ba‧my‧cin

Noun

aqabamycin (countable and uncountable, plural aqabamycins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of nitro derivatives of maleimides, isolated from a bacterium of the genus Vibrio, whose metabolites have antibacterial and cytotoxic properties
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