Description
AcivicinisafermentationproductofStreptomyces;itisaglutamineanalog.Acivicininhibitsγ-glutamyltransferase,CTPsynthetase,GMPsynthetase,andFGAMsynthetase,preventingpurinesynthesis.Acivicinexhibitsanticancerandantifungalactivity,althoughitspotentialchemotherapeuticbenefitislimitedbyhighCNStoxicity.Acivicininhibitsthegrowthofpancreaticcancercellsand,separately,thegrowthofAlternaria,Magnaporthe,andBotrytis.
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