valinomycin

American

[val-uh-noh-mahy-sin] / ˌvæl ə noʊˈmaɪ sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C 54 H 90 N 6 O 18 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.

< German Valinomycin (1955); see valine, -o-, -mycin

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valinomycin

The authors went on to use DAP to study the antibiotic-producing enzyme valinomycin synthase.

From Nature ● Dec. 11, 2018

This generates a dodecadepsipeptide that finally undergoes macrocyclization to form valinomycin.

From Nature ● Dec. 11, 2018

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