Description
AltertoxinIisamycotoxinproducedbythefungiAlternariaalternatathatisfoundasacontaminantinfoodanfeed,particularlyafteralongperiodofstorage.AltertoxinIisametabolitethathasbeenfoundtoreducethesupercoilingactivityofDNAgyrase.Inaddition,AltertoxinIhasbeenevaluatedfortheABIlitytoinhibitHIV-1viralreplicationinA3.01infectedcellsandwasfoundtoproducenearlycompleteinhibition.
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