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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anti-infective agents
  4. antiparasitic agents
  5. antiprotozoal agents
  6. tunicamycin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic compounds
  3. heterocyclic compounds
  4. heterocyclic nitrogen compounds
  5. pyridines
  6. tunicamycin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic compounds
  3. organic nitrogen compounds
  4. heterocyclic nitrogen compounds
  5. pyridines
  6. tunicamycin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. nitrogen compounds
  3. organic nitrogen compounds
  4. heterocyclic nitrogen compounds
  5. pyridines
  6. tunicamycin
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides
  5. nucleosides
  6. tunicamycin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical substances
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides
  5. nucleosides
  6. tunicamycin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anti-infective agents
  4. antibiotics
  5. tunicamycin

Preferred term

tunicamycin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information An N-acetylglycosamine containing antiviral antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces lysosuperificus. It is also active against some bacteria and fungi, because it inhibits the glucosylation of proteins. Tunicamycin is used as tool in the study of microbial biosynthetic mechanisms.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2011

    Type: Concept definition

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10212

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