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Antibiotics, Glycopeptide

Medical Definition: Antibiotics whose structure contains one or more cyclic peptides to which are attached to one or more deoxy sugars in glycosidic linkage. They are generally effective against gram-positive bacteria and act by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis in bacterial cell walls.
Previously Indexed: Antibiotics (1971-1992),Glycopeptides (1969-1992)

Antibiotics, Glycopeptide Medical Definitions and Terms

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