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Kitasamycin

Known as: Kitasamycin [Chemical/Ingredient], Leucomycin 
A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces kitasatoensis. The drug has antimicrobial activity against a wide spectrum of pathogens.
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Anti-Bacterial AgentsLeucomycins
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1989
1989
Microbial O-phosphorylation of macrolide antibiotics.
Crude enzymepreparations of Streptomyces coelicolor (Miiller), UC 5240 in the presence of ATP and Mg2+ catalyzed the conversion… 
1987
1987
Enzymatic phosphorylation of macrolide antibiotics.
Five macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin A, 1; oleandomycin, 3a; tylosin, 4a; spiramycins, 5a; leucomycin A3, 6a) have been… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Gastrointestinal motor-stimulating activity of macrolide antibiotics and analysis of their side effects on the canine gut
For clarification of the nature of the side effects of macrolide antibiotics on the gastrointestinal tract, the motor-stimulating… 
1981
1981
Acyl derivatives of 16-membered macrolides. II. Antibacterial activities and serum levels of 3"-O-acyl derivatives of leucomycin.
3"-O-Acylation of leucomycin A5 increased its in vitro antibacterial activity against sensitive microorganisms and also some… 
1977
1977
Inhibition of the biosynthesis of leucomycin, a macrolide antibiotic, by cerulenin.
Cerulenin, an inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis, specifically inhibits the biosynthesis of leucomycin, a 16-membered macrolide… 
1975
1975
Letter: Biosynthetic studies using 13C enriched precursors on the 16-membered macrolide antibiotic leucomycin A3.
1974
1974
Effect of Leucomycins and Analogues on Binding [14C]Erythromycin to Escherichia coli Ribosomes
We examined the effect of leucomycins, leucomycin derivatives, and other 16-membered macrolides (tylosin, niddamycin, spiramycin… 
1972
1972
Vernamycin A inhibits the non-enzymatic binding of fMet-tRNA to ribosomes.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Ribosomes from erythromycin-resistant mutants of Escherichia coli Q13.
1966
1966
Drug resistance to staphylococci. 3. Resistance to some macrolide antibiotics and inducible system.
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