Tunicamycin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006559
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006559 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Antibiotics; Pyridines; Nucleosides; Antiprotozoal agents |
| Translations | Spanish: tunicamicina |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006559",
"term": "Tunicamycin",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "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.",
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
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"pyridines",
"nucleosides",
"antiprotozoal agents"
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"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
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"translations": {
"es": "tunicamicina"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tunicamycin/"
}
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