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- noun organic chemistry, medicine Any of a family of
macrolide tetraenes , isolated fromStreptomyces , that is anantitumor antibiotic
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Individually, lankacidin and lankamycin, two antibiotics produced naturally by the microbe streptomyces, are marginally effective in warding off pathogens, says Alexander Mankin, professor and associate director of the UIC Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and lead investigator of the portion of the study conducted at UIC.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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Having patients take the two antibiotics lankacidin and lankamycin at the same time is a more effective way to combat pathogenic bacteria than using either antibiotic on its own, a new study says.
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Having patients take the two antibiotics lankacidin and lankamycin at the same time is a more effective way to combat pathogenic bacteria than using either antibiotic on its own, a new study says.
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Through the use of X-ray crystallography, which determines the arrangement of atoms in biological molecules, the Israeli team, led by Ada Yonath, a 2009 Nobel Prize winner, discovered the exact binding site of lankacidin in the ribosome.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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Having patients take the two antibiotics lankacidin and lankamycin at the same time is a more effective way to combat pathogenic bacteria than using either antibiotic on its own, a new study says.
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Individually, lankacidin and lankamycin, two antibiotics produced naturally by the microbe streptomyces, are marginally effective in warding off pathogens.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Individually, lankacidin and lankamycin, two antibiotics produced naturally by the microbe streptomyces, are marginally effective in warding off pathogens.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Through the use of X-ray crystallography, which determines the arrangement of atoms in biological molecules, the Israeli team, led by Ada Yonath, a 2009 Nobel Prize winner, discovered the exact binding site of lankacidin in the ribosome.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Through the use of X-ray crystallography, which determines the arrangement of atoms in biological molecules, the Israeli team, led by Ada Yonath, a 2009 Nobel Prize winner, discovered the exact binding site of lankacidin in the ribosome.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Mankin's group demonstrated that lankacidin prevents the ribosome from assembling new proteins.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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