gentamicin

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Chemical structure of gentamicin
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Etymology

Alteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet +‎ kanamycin, from the color of the actinomycete.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/

Noun

gentamicin (countable and uncountable, plural gentamicins)

  1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.

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