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< aminobenzoic acid

aminopeptidase >

a·mi·no·gly·co·side

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Any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as streptomycin, derived from species of Streptomyces or Micomonospora bacteria and used to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria.

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