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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > heterocyclic compounds > heterocyclic nitrogen compounds > pyridines > tunicamycin
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > organic nitrogen compounds > heterocyclic nitrogen compounds > pyridines > tunicamycin
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > nitrogen compounds > organic nitrogen compounds > heterocyclic nitrogen compounds > pyridines > tunicamycin
Research, Technology, Methods > drugs > anti-infective agents > antiparasitic agents > antiprotozoal agents > tunicamycin
Research, Technology, Methods > drugs > anti-infective agents > antibiotics > tunicamycin
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides > nucleosides > tunicamycin
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides > nucleosides > tunicamycin
Preferred Term:

tunicamycin

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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
nucleosides, pyridines, antiprotozoal agents, antibiotics
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10212
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