| olivomycins | <chemical> A mixture of several closely related glycosidic antibiotics obtained from actinomyces (or streptomyces) olivoreticuli. They are used as fluorescent dyes that bind to DNA and prevent both RNA and protein synthesis and are also used as antineoplastic agent. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic, fluorescent dyes, protein synthesis inhibitor. (12 Dec 1998) |
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