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antimycin A

Definition: An antibiotic substance produced by Streptomyces species. It inhibits mitochondrial respiration and may deplete cellular levels of ATP. Antimycin A1 has been used as a fungicide, insecticide, and miticide.
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings 2011
Spanish: antimicina A

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