kanamycin

kanamycin /kan·a·my·cin/ (kan″ah-mi´sin) an aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from Streptomyces kanamyceticus, effective against aerobic gram-negative bacilli and some gram-positive bacteria, including mycobacteria; used as the sulfate salt.

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kan·a·my·cin (kn-msn)

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A water-soluble broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus.

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kanamycin

[kan′əmī′sin]

an antibacterial substance derived from Streptomyces kanamyceticus.

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kanamycin [kan″ah-mi´sin]

a broad-spectrum aminoglycosideantibiotic derived from Streptomyces kanamyceticus; effective against many gram-negative bacteria, and some gram-positive bacteria, including mycobacteria; used as the sulfate salt, administered orally, parenterally, or by inhalation.

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kanamycin

(kānmī´sin),
n an aminoglycoside antibiotic that acts by inhibiting the synthesis of protein in susceptible organisms. Kanamycin requires close clinical supervision because of its potential toxicity and adverse side effects to the auditory and vestibular branches of the eighth cranial nerve and to the renal tubules.

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kanamycin

an aminoglycoside antibiotic used as the sulfate; active against many gram-negative and acid-fast bacteria. Similar to amikacin.

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kanamycin

Microbiology A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces kanamyceticus, which is effective against gram-negative rods, and some gram-positive organisms Toxicity Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity Molecular biology Kanamycin inhibits protein synthesis by binding to the 30s ribosomal subunit and preventing translocation