Term Name: | desferrialbomycins |
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Synonyms: | deferrialbomycins |
Definition: | A class of pentapeptides comprising three N(5)-acetyl-N(5)-hydroxy-L-ornithyl residues, an L-seryl residue, and an unusual D-amino acid [containing a variably-substituted pyrimidine (R = NCONH2, NH, or O) linked through a ring nitrogen to a thiafuranose moiety] coupled in sequence. The iron(III) complexes of desferrialbomycins, albomycins, have been isolated from various Streptomyces species; they are antibiotics that inhibit bacterial growth. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:83198] ( EBI ) |