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nikkomycin

Known as: neopolyoxin C, nikkomycin Z 
 
National Institutes of Health

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AminoglycosidesAntifungal AgentsEnzyme Inhibitors

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The pleiotropic regulator AdpA‐L directly controls the pathway‐specific activator of nikkomycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces ansochromogenes
The nikkomycin‐producing strain Streptomyces ansochromogenes has a homologue (adpA‐L) of the key pleiotropic Streptomyces… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A pathway‐specific transcriptional regulatory gene for nikkomycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces ansochromogenes that also influences colony development
DNA sequence analysis of a 7.5 kb XhoI DNA fragment from the region flanking the nikkomycin biosynthesis gene cluster in… Expand
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2004
2004
Production of tylosin and nikkomycin by immobilized Streptomyces cells
  • M. Veelken, H. Pape
  • European journal of applied microbiology and…
  • 2004
    • Corpus ID: 41028517
SummaryMycelia of Streptomyces sp. T 59-235 and Streptomyces tendae Tü 901 (producing the antibiotics tylosin and nikkomycin… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Synergy, Pharmacodynamics, and Time-Sequenced Ultrastructural Changes of the Interaction between Nikkomycin Z and the Echinocandin FK463 against Aspergillus fumigatus
ABSTRACT We investigated the potential synergy between two cell wall-active agents, the echinocandin FK463 (FK) and the chitin… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Molecular characterization of co-transcribed genes from Streptomyces tendae Tü901 involved in the biosynthesis of the peptidyl moiety and assembly of the peptidyl nucleoside antibiotic nikkomycin
Abstract. Six genes (nikP1, nikP2, nikS, nikT, nikU, and nikV) from Streptomyces tendae Tü901 were identified by analysis of the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Drug Interaction Studies of a Glucan Synthase Inhibitor (LY 303366) and a Chitin Synthase Inhibitor (Nikkomycin Z) for Inhibition and Killing of Fungal Pathogens
  • D. Stevens
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • 2000
    • Corpus ID: 31468996
ABSTRACT The interaction between inhibitors of components of the fungal cell wall, glucan and chitin, was studied in vitro with… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Nikkomycin Z is a specific inhibitor of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chitin synthase isozyme Chs3 in vitro and in vivo.
Nikkomycin Z inhibits chitin synthase in vitro but does not exhibit antifungal activity against many pathogens. Assays of chitin… Expand
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1991
1991
Synergistic action of nikkomycin X/Z with azole antifungals on Candida albicans.
Fluconazole, ketoconazole and tioconazole were shown to act synergistically in vitro with the antibiotic nikkomycin X/Z on the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Formation of a new cell wall by protoplasts of Candida albicans: effect of papulacandin B, tunicamycin and Nikkomycin.
Incorporation of polysaccharides into the walls of regenerating protoplasts of Candida albicans was followed in the presence of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Mechanism of action of nikkomycin and the peptide transport system of Candida albicans.
Nikkomycin was found to be a potent growth inhibitor of Candida albicans through competitive inhibition of chitin synthase [Ki… Expand
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