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valinomycin

American  
[val-uh-noh-mahy-sin] / ˌvæl ə noʊˈmaɪ sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C 54 H 90 N 6 O 18 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.

Etymology

Origin of valinomycin

< German Valinomycin (1955); valine, -o-, -mycin

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