MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH CAS label : tunicamycin;
Registry Number MeSH : 11089-65-9;
MeSH annotation : an antibiotic; do not use /biosyn unless by living matter;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunicamycin;
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.