Kanamycin Definition

kănə-mīsĭn
noun
A water-soluble broad-spectrum antibiotic, C18 H36 O11 N4 , obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus.
American Heritage

An aminoglycoside antibiotic marketed under the trade name Kantrex.

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Noun

Singular:
kanamycin
Plural:
kanamycins

Origin of Kanamycin

  • New Latin kanamyc(ēticus) specific epithet (Japanese kana- golden (from the color of its colonies)) (combining form of kane gold) ((possibly of late Old Chinese origin and akin to Mandarin jīn) (and Cantonese gam1 gold)) (New Latin mycēticus fungus) (from -mycētēs –mycete) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Kanamycin Sentence Examples

  • All cultures contained 50 µg/ml kanamycin and 34 µg/ml chloramphenicol.

  • In conclusion, extensive use of kanamycin resistance marker genes in genetically modified crops is unjustifiable in the face of current medical applications.

  • Cross resistance between Kanamycin and other aminoglycosides including streptomycin, gentamycin and tobramycin was found to vary markedly between isolates.

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