Antibiotic
oligomycin
Subclass of:
Macrolides
Definitions related to oligomycins:
  • Closely related group of toxic substances elaborated by various strains of Streptomyces; 26-membered macrolides with lactone moieties and double bonds; they inhibit various ATPases, causing uncoupling of phosphorylation from mitochondrial respiration.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A closely related group of toxic substances elaborated by various strains of Streptomyces. They are 26-membered macrolides with lactone moieties and double bonds and inhibit various ATPases, causing uncoupling of phosphorylation from mitochondrial respiration. Used as tools in cytochemistry. Some specific oligomycins are RUTAMYCIN, peliomycin, and botrycidin (formerly venturicidin X).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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