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.
Tunicamycin has been studied across 22 research domains including 🔬 Oncology, 🧘 Stress & Anxiety, 🔥 Metabolic, 🔬 Inflammation, 🏋️ Muscle & Hypertrophy. The primary research focus is 🔬 Oncology with 34% of studies addressing this area.
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