puromycin metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0043637

Synonyms

• puromycin metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving puromycin, 3'-deoxy-N,N-dimethyl-3'-(O-methyl-L-tyrosinamido)adenosine, an aminonucleoside antibiotic that is a potent inhibitor of translation; produced by the bacterium Streptomyces alboniger. (2)

References

Ontology

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