spectinomycin

[ spek-tuh-noh-mahy-sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spectinomycin¹

1960–65; blend of New Latin spectabilis a specific epithet (literally, visible; spectacle, -able ) and actinomycin

Example Sentences

To address this, the scientists designed new versions of the drug spectinomycin that overcome efflux, the main mechanism driving resistance.

From Science Daily

The new guidelines suggest trying combinations of drugs, including older antibiotics like gentamicin and spectinomycin.

From Science Magazine

Researchers at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, changed the chemical structure of an existing antibiotic, spectinomycin, to create a class of antibiotics called spectinamides that are effective against new targets.

From Nature

To create the spectinamides, the researchers designed complex three-dimensional models to examine how spectinomycin binds to the TB ribosome, where proteins are synthesized.

From Nature