| Term Name: | cathestatin B |
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| Synonyms: | (2S,3S)-3-{[(2S)-1-[(4-aminobutyl)amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]carbamoyl}oxirane-2-carboxylic acid |
| Definition: | A carboxamide obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxylic group of oxirane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid with the amino group of N-(4-aminobutyl)-L-tyrosinamide (the 2S,3S stereoisomer). An antibiotic isolated from the fermentation broth of Penicillium citrinum, it acts as a potent inhibitor of cysteine protease. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:65600] ( EBI ) |