RUTAMYCIN
\ɹˈuːtɐmˌɪsɪn], \ɹˈuːtɐmˌɪsɪn], \ɹ_ˈuː_t_ɐ_m_ˌɪ_s_ɪ_n]\
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A macrolide antibiotic of the oligomycin group, obtained from Streptomyces rutgersensis. It is used in cytochemistry as a tool to inhibit various ATPases and to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation from electron transport and also clinically as an antifungal agent.
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