valinomycin

[ val-uh-noh-mahy-sin ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of valinomycin¹

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

Example Sentences

This generates a dodecadepsipeptide that finally undergoes macrocyclization to form valinomycin.

From Nature

The authors went on to use DAP to study the antibiotic-producing enzyme valinomycin synthase.

From Nature