aminoglycoside

adjective

1. of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.

noun

2. any of a group of bacterial antibiotics having aminoglycoside structure.

n.

1. Any of a group of bacteriocidal antibiotics derived from species of Streptomyces or Micromonosporum that are effective against aerobic gram-negative bacilli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

1. A compound containing amino sugars in glycoside linkage.
2. Any of a group of antibiotics, such as streptomycin, having the chemical structure of this compound, derived from species of Streptomyces or Micomonospora bacteria and usually used to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria.