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cycloheximide

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[sahy-kloh-hek-suh-mahyd, -mid] / ˌsaɪ kloʊˈhɛk səˌmaɪd, -mɪd /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. an antibiotic substance, C 15 H 23 NO 4 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, used experimentally to block protein synthesis.

Etymology

Origin of cycloheximide

First recorded in 1945–50; cyclohex(ane) + imide

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The cells were then either transfected with an empty p3×-Flag vector or Flag-tagged AIMP2 vector and grown for another 48 h before the addition of cycloheximide.

From Nature • Oct. 10, 2017

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