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Thiolactone vs Thiolactomycin - What's the difference?

thiolactone | thiolactomycin |

As nouns the difference between thiolactone and thiolactomycin

is that thiolactone is (organic chemistry) any of a class of compounds formally derived from the lactones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur while thiolactomycin is (medicine) a thiolactone antibiotic active against mycobacteria.

thiolactone

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of compounds formally derived from the lactones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur

    • thiolactomycin

    English

    Noun

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  • (medicine) A thiolactone antibiotic active against mycobacteria