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Tunicamycin

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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.  an antibiotic; do not use /biosyn unless by living matter   
Pharmacological Action Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antiviral Agents
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
tunicamycin B2  73942-09-3   Tunicamycin/*analogs & derivatives. Mol Cell Biochem 1985;67(1):39
tunicamycin A1  66081-37-6   Tunicamycin/*analogs & derivatives. Exp Cell Res 1983;149(2):335
tunicamycin B3  76544-50-8   Tunicamycin/*analogs & derivatives. Eur J Biochem 1982;129(1):77
MM 19290  78200-28-9 Antibiotic MM 19290  Tunicamycin/*analogs & derivatives. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 32(6):549;1979
antibiotic 24010  12676-16-3   Tunicamycin/*analogs & derivatives. Arch Biochem Biophys 1979;196(2):311; J Biol Chem 253(18):6516;1978

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