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CHEBI:59668 - nikkomycin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:59668
ChEBI Namenikkomycin
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DefinitionA class of nucleoside-peptide antibiotics which inhibit fungal chitin biosynthesis by inhibiting chitin synthase. Generally consist of a heterocyclic moiety (usually a nucleobase), an amino hexuronic acid and an amino acid containing a pyridine ring.
Last Modified25 June 2010
SubmitterSteve
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
EC 2.4.1.16 (chitin synthase) inhibitor  A EC 2.4.1.* (hexosyltransferase) inhibitor that inhibits the action of chitin synthase (EC 2.4.1.16).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
nikkomycin (CHEBI:59668) has role EC 2.4.1.16 (chitin synthase) inhibitor (CHEBI:59672)
nikkomycin (CHEBI:59668) has role nucleoside antibiotic (CHEBI:25605)
nikkomycin (CHEBI:59668) is a 5'-deoxyribonucleoside (CHEBI:36988)
Incoming Relation(s)
nikkomycin Z (CHEBI:623918) is a nikkomycin (CHEBI:59668)
Synonym  Source
nikkomycinsChEBI