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Cycloheximide

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Definition: Antibiotic substance isolated from streptomycin-producing strains of Streptomyces griseus. It acts by inhibiting elongation during protein synthesis.     
Pharmacological Action Antifungal Agents; Protein Synthesis Inhibitors 		Other names Cicloheximide; Actidione
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
N-(N',N'-dimethylcarboxamidomethyl)cycloheximide  0   Cycloheximide/*analogs & derivatives. J Biol Chem 2006 May 26;281(21):14961-70
E-73, acetoxyl cycloheximide analog  0   Cycloheximide/*analogs & derivatives. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2000 Oct 22;277(2):330-3
streptovitacin A  523-86-4   Cycloheximide/*analogs & derivatives. Biochemistry 18(11):2395;1979; Intervirology 11(3):196;1979; J Antibiot (Tokyo) 31(9):902;1978; Jpn J Microbiol 20(2):117;1976; Mutat Res 1979;62(3):517; Mutat Res 60(1):61;1979; Proc Natl Acad Sci 72(12):4994;1975; Virology 91(2):256;1978
acetoxycycloheximide  3326-96-3 3-(2-(3,5-dimethyl-2-oxocyclohexyl)-2-hydroxy- ethyl)glutarimide acetate  Cycloheximide/*analogs & derivatives. Irish J Med Sci 147 suppl (1):63;1978

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