An antibiotic obtained from certain strains of Streptomyces griseus; used in biochemical research to inhibit in vitro protein synthesis; also a fungicide and rat repellent.
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cy·clo·hex·i·mide -'hek-sə-.mīd, -məd n an agricultural fungicide C15H23NO4 that is obtained from a soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. griseus)
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cy·clo·hex·i·mide (si″klo-heksґĭ-mīd) an antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces griseus and used as an agricultural fungicide and in selective media for fungi. It inhibits most saprobic fungi, while allowing dermatophytes and most systemic fungi to grow, and inhibits nuclear division of karyotic organisms but has no effect on prokaryotic cells (bacteria).Medical dictionary. 2011.