Glucosylation of the peptide leucinostatin a, produced by an endophytic fungus of European yew, may protect the host from leucinostatin toxicity

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 529-536

  Strobel, Gary A ^a   Hess, W M ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Endophyte; Leucinostatin A; Toxicity; Yew

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM SP.; FUNGI; TAXUS; TAXUS BACCATA; TAXUS X MEDIA;

EID: 0031194874     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(97)90325-2     Document Type: Article

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