Nectriatide, a Potentiator of Amphotericin B Activity from Nectriaceae sp. BF-0114

Takashi Fukuda1,2, Kenichiro Nagai1, Akiho Yagi3

  • 1Microbial Chemistry and Medicinal Research Laboratories, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kitasato University , 5-9-1 Shirokane , Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641 , Japan.

Journal of Natural Products
|September 10, 2019
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