nojirimycin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From nojiri + mycin, first produced by a species of Streptomyces actinobacterium isolated from soil in Lake Nojiri in Japan.
Noun[edit]
nojirimycin (countable and uncountable, plural nojirimycins)
- An antibiotic, produced by some strains of Streptomyces, that inhibits glucosidases