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Microbial metabolites containing nitrogen

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There is a wide variety of metabolites containing nitrogen, which is produced by micro-organisms. The nitrogen atom (or atoms) most frequently is derived ultimately from an α-amino acid which also provides at least part of the carbon skeleton. Modifications to cyclic dipeptides are commonly encountered as secondary metabolites (Sections 7.3 and 7.4). In the case of the vastly important pharmaceuticals, the penicillins and cephalosporins (Section 7.6.5), a linear tripeptide is involved in biosynthesis.

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Herbert, R.B. (1981). Microbial metabolites containing nitrogen. In: The Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5833-3_7

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