| mitomycin | Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces caespitosus, variants of which are designated mitomycin A, mitomycin B, etc.; mitomycin C is an antineoplastic agent and a bacteriocide; inhibits DNA synthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mitomycin C | <drug> Aziridine antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces caespitosus. Inhibits DNA synthesis by cross linking the strands. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mitomycins | <chemical> A group of methylazirinopyrroloindolediones obtained from certain streptomyces strains. They are very toxic antibiotics used as antineoplastic agent in some solid tumours. Porfiromycin and mitomycin c are the most useful members of the group. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic. (12 Dec 1998) |