Mycosamine
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Chemical formula | C6H13NO4 |
Molar mass | 163.173 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references |
Chemical compound
D-Mycosamine is an amino sugar found in several polyene antimycotics. Structural analogs of these agents lacking this monosaccharide component do not exhibit substantial antifungal activity.[1]
References
- ^ Nedal, A.; Sletta, H.; Brautaset, T.; Borgos, S. E. F.; Sekurova, O. N.; Ellingsen, T. E.; Zotchev, S. B. (17 December 2020). "Analysis of the Mycosamine Biosynthesis and Attachment Genes in the Nystatin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster of Streptomyces noursei ATCC 11455". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73 (22): 7400–7407. doi:10.1128/AEM.01122-07. PMC 2168226. PMID 17905880.
- Biosynthesis: [1]
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