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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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