Preferred Label : antibiotic;
IUPAC definition : Substance produced by, and obtained from, certain living cells (especially bacteria,
yeasts and moulds), or an equivalent synthetic substance, which is biostatic or biocidal
at low concentrations to some other form of life, especially pathogenic or noxious
organisms.;
Origin ID : A00383;
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Semantic type(s)
Substance produced by, and obtained from, certain living cells (especially bacteria,
yeasts and moulds), or an equivalent synthetic substance, which is biostatic or biocidal
at low concentrations to some other form of life, especially pathogenic or noxious
organisms.