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Sparsomycin
An antibiotic discovered in 1962 in the bacterium Streptomyces sparsogenes: it binds the large ribosomal subunit and blocks peptidyl transferase, but it also acts on human cells, so it is used as a research tool for studying protein synthesis. This family brings together the active ingredient.
Did you know?It contains two sulfur atoms in a rare monooxo-dithioacetal group, built from cysteine and methionine, while its uracil-like part is made from tryptophan.
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