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Total Structure of Capreomycin IB, a Tuberculostatic Peptide Antibiotic

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Analytical data suggest that the capreomycins and viomycin are members of the same closely related family of antibiotics.

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    B. W. BYCROFT, D. CAMERON, L. R. CROFT, A. HASSANALI-WALJI, A. W. JOHNSON & T. WEBB

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BYCROFT, B., CAMERON, D., CROFT, L. et al. Total Structure of Capreomycin IB, a Tuberculostatic Peptide Antibiotic. Nature 231, 301–302 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231301a0

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