Mycosamine
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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). | |
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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. doi:10.1128/AEM.01122-07.
- Biosynthesis: [1]
Categories:
- Biochemistry stubs
- Hexosamines
- Deoxy sugars
- Monosaccharides