| viomycin | A rather toxic antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomycespuniceus that, because it can cause nervous system and kidney damage, is only used as a last-ditch treatment for antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| viomycin kinase | <enzyme> Vph from streptomyces vinaceus is involved in viomycin resistance; acts also on capreomycins; a serine residue in the peptide antibiotic acts as phosphate-acceptor Registry number: EC 2.7.1.103 Synonym: vph gene product, viomycin phosphotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |