Concept information
Preferred term
Gentamicins
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Gentamycins
Scope note
- A complex of closely related aminoglycosides obtained from MICROMONOSPORA purpurea and related species. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. They act to inhibit PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS.
History note
- 78; was GENTAMICIN 1963-77 (Prov 1963-65)
In other languages
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Finnish
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gentamycinum
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gentamysiini
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Swedish
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Garamycin
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Gentamicinsulfat
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005839
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