National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Tetracycline Antibiotic

Definitions
Any of a group of broad spectrum naphthacene antibiotics isolated from various species of Streptomyces or produced semisynthetically. In bacteria, tetracycline antibiotics block binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis. (NCI05)
Synonyms
Tetracycline Antibiotic
Tetracycline Antibiotics
Tetracyclines
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