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Enediyne vs Esperamicin - What's the difference?

enediyne | esperamicin |

As nouns the difference between enediyne and esperamicin

is that enediyne is any of a class of bacterial products characterized by nine- or ten-membered rings containing two triple bonds separated by a double bond, many of which are highly toxic to dna and used as antitumour agents while esperamicin is any of a class of bacterium-derived chromoprotein enediyne antibiotics that are potent antitumour agents.

enediyne

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia enediyne)
  • Any of a class of bacterial products characterized by nine- or ten-membered rings containing two triple bonds separated by a double bond, many of which are highly toxic to DNA and used as antitumour agents.

    • esperamicin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia esperamicin)
  • Any of a class of bacterium-derived chromoprotein enediyne antibiotics that are potent antitumour agents.