Novel Biological Activities of Allosamidins
Allosamidins, which are secondary metabolites of the Streptomyces species, have chitin-mimic pseudotrisaccharide structures. They bind to catalytic centers of all family 18 chitinases and inhibit their enzymatic activity. Allosamidins have been used as chitinase inhibitors to investigate the physiol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/6/6952 |