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dihydrostreptomycin

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n. antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms

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Dihydrostreptomycin is a derivative of streptomycin that has a bactericidal property. It's a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis . It acts by irreversibly binding the S12 protein in the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit, ...