Tabtoxin
Encyclopedia
Tabtoxin, also known as wildfire toxin, is a simple monobactam biotoxin produced by Pseudomonas syringae
. It is the precursor to the antibiotic
tabtoxinine β-lactam
.
Pseudomonas syringae
Pseudomonas syringae is a rod shaped, Gram-negative bacterium with polar flagella. It is a plant pathogen which can infect a wide range of plant species, and exists as over 50 different pathovars, all of which are available to legitimate researches via international culture collections such as the...
. It is the precursor to the antibiotic
Antibiotic
An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...
tabtoxinine β-lactam
Tabtoxinine β-lactam
Tabtoxinine β-lactam is a monobactam antibiotic derived from tabtoxin. Unlike other β-lactam antibiotics, which inhibit penicillin-binding proteins, tabtoxinine β-lactam inhibits glutamine synthetase....
.