A compound with antibiotic activity produced by the streptomycete bacterium Streptomyces griseus, now used mainly as an inhibitor of protein synthesis in experimental systems.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Mycologia. From cyclo- + hex- + imide.
Definition of cycloheximide in US English:
cycloheximide
nounˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)ˈhɛksɪmʌɪd
Pharmacology
A compound with antibiotic activity produced by the streptomycete bacterium Streptomyces griseus, now used mainly as an inhibitor of protein synthesis in experimental systems.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Mycologia. From cyclo- + hex- + imide.