noun
- Plural of novobiocin; a group of antibiotic compounds produced by Streptomyces bacteria, used to treat bacterial infections.
Usage: technical; medical/pharmaceutical
Examples
- Novobiocins are effective against gram-positive bacteria and some gram-negative species.
- The laboratory tested several novobiocins for their efficacy against resistant strains.
- Novobiocins inhibit bacterial DNA gyrase, preventing proper DNA replication.
- Researchers discovered that different novobiocins have varying potency levels.
- The antibiotic novobiocins was historically used before the rise of more modern treatments.