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MACROLIDE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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macrolide

/ măkrə-līd′ /

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a large lactone ring made up of twelve or more members.
  2. Any of a class of antibiotics having a macrolide ring structure linked to one or more sugars. Macrolides are produced by actinomycete bacteria of the genus Streptomyces and act by inhibiting protein synthesis. Erythromycin is a macrolide.


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