| Literature DB >> 4680803 |
L J Hanka, D G Martin, L M Reineke.
Abstract
Two new antimetabolites of biotin were isolated from culture filtrates of Streptomyces lydicus: beta-methyldethiobiotin and beta-methylbiotin. (14)C-biotin or (14)C-pimelic acid was not incorporated into either of these antimetabolites by the growing culture. Neither of the compounds could substitute for the biotin requirement in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Both compounds had a strong and rather specific antimicrobial effect against mycobacteria. Their antimicrobial activities were reversed by biotin. Both compounds had an affinity for avidin.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 4680803 PMCID: PMC444181 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.1.2.135
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191