Lipiarmycin, a New Antibiotic from Actinoplanes. III. Mechanism of Action

The Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1975, Pages 543-549

  Sergio, Somma ^a   Pirali, G ^a   White, R ^a   Parenti, F ^a  

^a Gruppo Lepetit SpA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPIARMYCIN; MICROORGANISM; PHENYLALANINE C 14; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA SYNTHESIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; THYMIDINE C 14;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ANTIBIOTICS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RNA, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0016828228     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: 18811469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.28.543     Document Type: Article

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