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streptozotocin

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strep·to·zot·o·cin (str

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An antibiotic, C₈H₁₅N₃O₇, produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces achromogenes) and active against tumors but damaging to insulin-producing cells and now also regarded as a carcinogen.

[strepto- + zo(o)- + -tocin (alteration of toxin).]

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