See Also: josamycin(medicine)

steapsin (iou) and josamycin (medicine)


steapsin (iou)



steapsin noun. L19.
[from Greek stear fat, after pepsin.]
Biochemistry. An enzyme in the pancreatic juice which breaks down fats; pancreatic lipase.

josamycin (medicine)


josamycin
<chemical> Leucomycin v, 3-acetate, 4 beta-(3-methylbutanoate). A macrolide antibiotic from streptomyces narbonensis. The drug has antimicrobial activity against a wide spectrum of pathogens.

Pharmacological action: antibiotics, macrolide.

Chemical name: Leucomycin V, 3-acetate 4B-(3-methylbutanoate)