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Heterocyclic vs Polyoxin - What's the difference?

heterocyclic | polyoxin |

As nouns the difference between heterocyclic and polyoxin

is that heterocyclic is (organic chemistry) a heterocycle while polyoxin is (biochemistry) any of a group of nucleoside antibiotics, produced by streptomyces'' bacteria, composed of heterocyclic moieties derived from amino sugars; the simplest being ''1-β-(5'-amino5'-deoxy-d-allofuranuronosyl)-5-hydroxy-methyluracil .

As an adjective heterocyclic

is (organic chemistry|of a cyclic compound) having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.

heterocyclic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.

    • Synonyms

    * heterocyclical

    Related terms

    * heterocycle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A heterocycle

    • See also

    * alkaloid * anthocyanin * azole * dioxin * flavone * furan * purine * pyran * pyridine * pyrimidine * pyrrole * quinoline * thiazole * thiophene

    polyoxin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a group of nucleoside antibiotics, produced by Streptomyces'' bacteria, composed of heterocyclic moieties derived from amino sugars; the simplest being ''1-?-(5'-amino5'-deoxy-D-allofuranuronosyl)-5-hydroxy-methyluracil