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mitomycin

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mitomycin /mi·to·my·cin/ (mi?to-mi´sin)
1. any of a group of antitumor antibiotics (e.g., mitomycin A, B, C) produced by Streptomyces caespitosus.
2. mitomycin C; used as a palliative antineoplastic.
mi·to·my·cin (mt-msn)
n.
Any of a group of antibiotics produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces caespitosus that inhibit DNA synthesis and are used against bacteria and cancerous tumor cells.
mitomycin, mitomycin C
a group of highly toxic antineoplastics (mitomycin A, B and C) produced by Streptomyces caespitosus, indicated for palliative treatment of certain neoplasms that do not respond to surgery, radiation and other drugs.
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