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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
antimycin \an`ti*my"cin\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[imac]"s[i^]n), n.
1. one of several antibiotic substances produced by several
species of {Streptomyces}, active against various fungi.
They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The
two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 ({C28H40N2O9})
and antimycin A3 ({C26H36N2O9}). They are notable for
their mechanism of action, interference with the proton
pumping mechanism of fungi.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]