dactinomycin

[dak-tuh-noh-mahy-sin]

noun Pharmacology.

a cytotoxic polypeptide, C62H86N12O16, isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.

Origin of dactinomycin

reversal of actinomycin D; see actinomycin

Also called actinomycin D.

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dactinomycin in Medicine

dactinomycin

[dăk′tə-nō-mī′sīn]

n.

An antibiotic isolated from bacteria and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of certain cancers.

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