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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anti-infective agents
  4. antibiotics
  5. aminoglycoside antibiotics
  6. gentamicin

Preferred term

gentamicin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A complex of three different closely related aminoglycoside sulfates, Gentamicins C1, C2, and C1(subA), obtained from Micromonospora purpurea and related species. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. They act to inhibit protein synthesis (genetic translation).

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2011

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • gentamycin
  • gentamycins

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7867

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