"Pactamycin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces pactum used as an antineoplastic agent. It is also used as a tool in biochemistry because it inhibits certain steps in protein synthesis.
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D010142
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D02.241.223.100.300.450 D02.241.511.390.450 D02.455.426.559.389.127.281.450 D02.455.426.559.389.657.410.450
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pactamycin" by people in Profiles.
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A Highly Promiscuous ß-Ketoacyl-ACP Synthase (KAS) III-like Protein Is Involved in Pactamycin Biosynthesis. ACS Chem Biol. 2017 02 17; 12(2):362-366.
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Interrogating the Tailoring Steps of Pactamycin Biosynthesis and Accessing New Pactamycin Analogues. Chembiochem. 2016 09 02; 17(17):1585-8.