The biosynthesis of amphotericin B

The polyene antibiotic and natural product amphotericin B is produced by Streptomyces nodosus, together with its co-metabolite amphotericin A. Polyene antibiotics are used in the treatment of fungal diseases, despite their potent human toxicity. Information on the biosynthetic pathway would provide...

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Main Author: McNamara, Carmel Marie
Published: University of Leicester 1996
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.737571