ansamycin metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0033069

Synonyms

• ansamycin metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving ansamycins, any of a group of complex macrolactam compounds characterized by a cyclic structure in which an aliphatic ansa chain forms a bridge between two non-adjacent positions of a cyclic p-system; many exhibit antibacterial, antifungal or antitumor activity. http://ww2.icho.edu.pl/cednets/rydzyna/meyer.htm

References

Ontology

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