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The antibiotic cerulenin, a novel tool for biochemistry as an inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis.

Bacteriological reviews ·Vol. 40 ·No. 3 ·1976-09-00 ·Pages 681-97

Omura S

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MeSH Terms
Acremonium/metabolism Anti-Bacterial Agents/biosynthesis Antifungal Agents/pharmacology Bacteria/metabolism Cerulenin/biosynthesis,pharmacology Chemical Phenomena Chemistry Depression, Chemical Fatty Acid Synthases/antagonists & inhibitors Fatty Acids/biosynthesis Fungi/metabolism Glycosides/biosynthesis Sterols/biosynthesis
Chemicals
Anti-Bacterial Agents Antifungal Agents Fatty Acids Glycosides Sterols Cerulenin Fatty Acid Synthases
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Omura S
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Article Info
Journal
Bacteriological reviews
Abbr.
Bacteriol Rev
ISSN
0005-3678
DOI
10.1128/br.40.3.681-697.1976
Published
1976-09-00
Pages
681-97
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0370620
PMCID
PMC413976
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/br.40.3.681-697.1976 PMC Full Text View journal details
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