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A glycopeptide antibiotic, produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci and enterococci.
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Vancomycin — Strukturformel … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vancomycin — См. Ванкомицин (Источник: «Словарь терминов микробиологии») … Словарь микробиологии
vancomycin — vancomycin. См. ванкомицин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Vancomycin — Drugbox IUPAC name = unable to be assigned width=300 CAS number=1404 90 6 ATC prefix=A07 ATC suffix=AA09 ATC supplemental=ATC|J01|XA01 PubChem=14969 DrugBank=APRD01287 C=66 | H=75 | Cl=2 | N=9 | O=24 molecular weight = 1449.3 g.mol 1… … Wikipedia
Vancomycin — Van|co|my|cin [Kunstw. zu ↑ mycin], das; s: ein Glykopeptid Antibiotikum aus Streptomyces orientalis, MG 1449, das gegen Strepto , Staphylo u. Pneumokokken wirksam ist. * * * Vancomycin [v , Kurzwort] das, s, von dem Strahlenpilz Streptomyces… … Universal-Lexikon
vancomycin — n. an antibiotic, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces orientalis, that is effective against most Gram positive organisms (e.g. streptococci and staphylococci). Used for treating serious infections (including endocarditis and MRSA) due to… … The new mediacal dictionary
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — (VRSA) is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin. With the increase of staphylococcal resistance to methicillin, vancomycin (or teicoplanin) is often a treatment of choice in… … Wikipedia
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus — (VRE) is the name given to a group of bacterial species of the genus Enterococcus that is resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. Enterococci are enteric and can be found in the digestive and urinary tracts of some humans. VRE was discovered in… … Wikipedia
vancomycin — noun Etymology: vanco (of unknown origin) + mycin Date: circa 1956 an antibiotic C66H75Cl2N9O24 derived from an actinomycete (Amycolatopsis orientalis syn. Streptomyces orientalis) that is effective against gram positive bacteria and is used… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vancomycin — Complex glycopeptide antibiotic produced by actinomycetes. Inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis. Active against many Gram positive bacteria … Dictionary of molecular biology
vancomycin — /vang keuh muy sin, van /, n. Pharm. a bactericidal antibiotic, C66H75ClN9O24, produced by Streptomyces orientalis, used in the treatment of antibiotic associated colitis and endocarditis. [1956; vanco , of unexplained orig. + MYCIN] * * * … Universalium
