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Fumagillin

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Biosynthesis

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This compound is produced by strains of Aspergillus fumigatus Fres., Eble and Hanson (1951) and has the structure (I), Tarbell et al. (1960).

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Birch, A.J. (1967). Fumagillin. In: Gottlieb, D., Shaw, P.D. (eds) Biosynthesis. Antibiotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-38441-1_14

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