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Word: Oleandomycin
Speech Type: Noun
1950s. From oleand- (in oleandrose, a sugar of which a residue is present in the oleandomycin molecule from oleandr- + -ose) + -o- + -mycin
A macrolide antibiotic, C₃₅ H₆₁ NO₁₂, produced by a strain of the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus, which is active against a wide range of Gram-positive bacteria and has been used as the phosphate in treating staphylococcal enteritis and skin infections.
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