Tabtoxinine-β-lactam

Tabtoxinine β-lactam

Tabtoxinine β-lactam

Chemical compound


Tabtoxinine β-lactam is a monobactam antibiotic derived from tabtoxin. Unlike other β-lactam antibiotics, which inhibit penicillin-binding proteins, tabtoxinine β-lactam inhibits glutamine synthetase.[1]

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  1. Thomas, M. D.; Langston-Unkefer, P. J.; Uchytil, T. F.; Durbin, R. D. (1983). "Inhibition of Glutamine Synthetase from Pea by Tabtoxinine-β-lactam". Plant Physiology. 71 (4): 912–915. doi:10.1104/pp.71.4.912. PMC 1066143. PMID 16662928.



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