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Abstract
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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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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an antibiotic; do not use /biosyn unless by living matter
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History Note
87(79); was see under GLUCOSAMINE 1979-86
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- Antibiotics (1966-1978)
- Glucosamine (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tunicamycin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014415. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014415
- Tunicamycin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunicamycin
- Tunicamycin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3542091