Description
3-Formylrifamycinisarifamycinderivativeantibioticthatinducesporeformationinthemitochondrialmembrane.Likeotheransamycins,thiscompoundisanansamycinthatinhibitsDNA-dependentRNApolymerase.3-FormylrifamycindisplaysantibacterialefficacyagainstMycobacterium.
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