"mitomycin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mitomycins [plural]
Etymology: From mito- (“nucleotoxic agent”) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|mito-|-mycin|id2=pertaining to Streptomyces|t1=nucleotoxic agent|t2=antibiotic derived from Streptomyces}} mito- (“nucleotoxic agent”) + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mitomycin (plural mitomycins)
  1. (pharmacology) Any of a family of aziridine-containing natural products isolated from the filamentous bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae, one of which is used as a chemotherapeutic agent. Wikipedia link: mitomycin Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs

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