polyoxin

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Synonyms: polyopic, polymyxin, polyodon, polyopia, potyokin, palytoxin, polyaxon, polyotia, polymixin, polyodic

Antonyms: polyopic, polymyxin, polyodon, polyopia, potyokin, palytoxin, polyaxon, polyotia, polymixin, polyodic

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} Any of a group of [[nucleoside]] [[antibiotics]], produced by {{taxfmt|Streptomyces|genus}} bacteria, composed of [[heterocyclic]] [[moiety|moieties]] derived from [[amino sugar]]s; the simplest being ''1-β-(5'-amino5'-deoxy-D-allofuranuronosyl)-5-hydroxy-methyluracil''

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