Medical Dictionary

streptozotocin

noun strep·to·zot·o·cin \ˌstrep-tə-ˈzät-ə-sən\

Medical Definition of STREPTOZOTOCIN

:  a broad-spectrum antibiotic C8H15N3O7 with antineoplastic and diabetogenic properties that has been isolated from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. achromogenes)

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