Equine ordure: NMR reveals fungal antibiotic
 

Equine ordure: NMR reveals fungal antibiotic

http://www.spectroscopynow.com/commo...49f056366a.jpgNMR spectroscopy reveals the structure of an antibiotic protein, copsin, from a surprising source: the grey shag fungus that grows on horse dung. The antibiotic has the same ultiamte effect on bacteria as small molecule compounds but offers an entirely different biochemistry that might be exploited in drugs to defeat antibiotic resistance.

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