loading...| Preferred Name |
Antibiotic |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C258 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Substances that kill or inhibit the growth or other functions of microorganisms. These substances are used in the treatment of bacterial and other microbial infections, though this term is most often used to describe antibacterial agents. A substance that kills microorganisms such as bacteria or mold, or stops them from growing and causing disease. |
| code |
C258 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156953 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159412 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952 |
| Contributing_Source |
CPTAC NICHD CTRP |
| DEFINITION |
Substances naturally produced by microorganisms or their derivatives that selectively target microorganisms not humans. Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms by targeting components of the microbial cell absent from human cells, including bacterial cell walls, cell membrane, and 30S or 50S ribosomal subunits. These substances are used in the treatment of bacterial and other microbial infections. |
| Display_Name |
Antibiotic |
| FULL_SYN |
Antibiotic Drugs Antibiotic Therapy Antibiotics antibiotic Antimicrobial antimicrobial Antimicrobial Agent Antibiotic Agents Antibiotic |
| label |
Antibiotic |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Antibiotic |
| Preferred_Name |
Antibiotic |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C258 |
| prefLabel |
Antibiotic |
| Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Functionally |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0003232 |
| subClassOf |