Ristocetin

Introduction: Ristocetin

Description of Ristocetin

Ristocetin: An antibiotic produced by the fermentation of Amycolatopsis orientalis subsp. lurida, comprising two substances; ristocetin A and ristocetin B; although no longer used, it causes platelet agglutination and blood coagulation and was used to assay those functions. SYN: ristomycin.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Ristocetin: An antibiotic mixture of two components, A and B, obtained from Nocardia lurida (or the same substance produced by any other means). It is no longer used clinically because of its toxicity. It causes platelet agglutination and blood coagulation and is used to assay those functions in vitro.
Source: Diseases Database

Ristocetin: antibiotic substances produced by the fermentation of Nocardia lurida; formerly used in treatment of severe staphylococcal infections resistant to other antibiotics; causes platelet agglutination and blood coagulation.
Source: CRISP

Ristocetin: An antibiotic mixture of two components, A and B, obtained from Nocardia lurida (or the same substance produced by any other means). It is no longer used clinically because of its toxicity. It causes platelet agglutination and blood coagulation and is used to assay those functions in vitro.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Ristocetin:

Broader terms for Ristocetin

• Glycopeptides

Source - MeSH 2007

• antibiotic

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Ristocetin

The following list attempts to classify Ristocetin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Carbohydrates
  • Glycoconjugates
    • Glycopeptides
      • Ristocetin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Glycopeptides
      • Ristocetin

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