Cycloserine

/ˌsaɪ.kloʊˈsɛr.iːn/ noun

Definition

An antibiotic drug used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis and certain bacterial infections by interfering with bacterial cell wall formation.

Etymology

From 'cyclo-' (referring to its cyclic chemical structure) + 'serine' (the amino acid it contains). Discovered from Streptomyces bacteria in the 1950s.

Kelly Says

Cycloserine is literally made by one bacterium to kill other bacteria—it's a weaponized amino acid that nature invented, and we've harnessed it to fight tuberculosis, one of humanity's deadliest diseases!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሲክሎሰርን
si-klo-se-rn
ARالعربية
سيكلوسيرين
si-kloo-se-reen
BNবাংলা
সাইক্লোসেরিন
say-klo-se-rin
CACatalà
cicloserina
si-klo-se-ree-na
CSČeština
cykloserin
si-klo-se-rin
DADansk
cycloserine
si-klo-se-reen
DEDeutsch
Cycloserin
si-klo-se-rin
ELΕλληνικά
κυκλοσερίνη
ki-klo-se-ri-ni
ESEspañol
cicloserina
si-klo-se-ree-na
FAفارسی
سیکلوسرین
si-ke-lo-se-reen
FISuomi
cykloserini
si-klo-se-ree-ni
FRFrançais
cycloserine
si-klo-se-reen
GUGU
સાયકલોસેરિન
say-ka-lo-se-rin
HAHA
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin
HEעברית
ציקלורסרין
tsi-kle-or-se-rin
HIहिन्दी
साइक्लोसेरिन
sai-klo-se-rin
HUMagyar
cicloserin
si-klo-se-rin
IDBahasa Indonesia
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin
IGIG
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin
ITItaliano
cicloserina
si-klo-se-ree-na
JA日本語
シクロセリン
shi-kuro-serin
KKKK
циклосерин
si-klo-se-rin
KMKM
ស៊ីក្លូសេរីន
si-kloo-se-ree-n
KO한국어
사이클로세린
sa-ikeu-lo-se-rin
MRMR
सायकलोसेरिन
say-ka-lo-se-rin
MSBahasa Melayu
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin
MYမြန်မာ
စိုင်းလိုစေရင်း
sain lo-se-rin
NLNederlands
cycloserine
si-klo-se-reen
NONorsk
cycloserin
si-klo-se-rin
PAPA
ਸਾਈਕਲੋਸੇਰਿਨ
sai-klo-se-rin
PLPolski
cykloseryna
si-klo-se-ry-na
PTPortuguês
cicloserina
si-klo-se-ree-na
RORomână
cicloserină
si-klo-se-ri-na
RUРусский
циклосерин
si-klo-se-rin
SVSvenska
cykloserin
si-klo-se-rin
SWKiswahili
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin
TAதமிழ்
சைக்கிளோசெரின
say-kik-lo-se-ri-na
TEతెలుగు
సైక్లోసెరిన్
sa-i-klo-se-rin
THไทย
ไซโคลเซอรีน
sai-klo-se-rin
TLTL
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin
TRTürkçe
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin
UKУкраїнська
циклосерин
si-klo-se-rin
URاردو
سائیکلوسریین
say-i-klo-se-reen
VITiếng Việt
cicloserin
si-klo-se-rin
YOYO
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin
ZH中文
环孢菌素
huán pō jūn sù
ZUZU
sikloserin
si-klo-se-rin

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