# nojirimycin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An antibiotic, produced by some strains of Streptomyces, that inhibits glucosidases.

## Etymology
From Japanese 野尻 (Nojiri) + -mycin, first produced by a species of Streptomyces actinobacterium isolated from soil in Lake Nojiri in Japan.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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