Pyrrolnitrin
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Pyrrolnitrin is an antifungal
antibiotic
.Several Pseudomonads produce pyrrolnitrins as secondary metabolite, which are derived from tryptophan
and possess strong antifungal activity.
Antifungal
* Antifungal medication, a medication used to treat fungal infection s such as athlete's foot , ringworm, candidiasis, etc.* Antifungal protein, a protein family* an adjective referring to a fungicide compound...
antibiotic
Antibiotic
An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...
.Several Pseudomonads produce pyrrolnitrins as secondary metabolite, which are derived from tryptophan
Tryptophan
Tryptophan is one of the 20 standard amino acids, as well as an essential amino acid in the human diet. It is encoded in the standard genetic code as the codon UGG...
and possess strong antifungal activity.