different between glycopeptide vs vancomycin

glycopeptide

English

Etymology

glyco- +? peptide

Noun

glycopeptide (plural glycopeptides)

  1. (biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide

Related terms

  • glycomacropeptide
  • glycopeptidic
  • glycopolypeptide
  • glycoprotein

Translations

  • Italian: glicopeptide (it)

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vancomycin

English

Etymology

From vanquish +? -o- +? -mycin (antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?væ?.k??ma?.s?n/
  • Rhymes: -a?s?n

Noun

vancomycin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A glycopeptide antibiotic C66H75Cl2N9O24 produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C66H75Cl2N9O24·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.

Translations

Derived terms

  • VRE
  • VRSA

References

  • “vancomycin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “vancomycin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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