About The Medical Condition Tunicamycin

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Tunicamycin

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Tunicamycin Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Tunicamycin?

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.

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