在Streptomyces物种中对抗微生物药物的代谢比较和分子网络

Bijaya Bahadur Thapa1, Chen Huo2, Rabin Budhathoki1

  • 1Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur 44618, Kathmandu, Nepal.

概括

来自尼泊尔土壤的四种Streptomyces物种产生了新的抗菌化合物. 这些强效的天然产品,包括deketopiperazines,对抗耐药细菌具有潜力,解决了对新抗生素的关键需求.

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