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Myriocin also known as antibiotic ISP-1 and thermozymocidin is an atypical amino acid and an antibiotic derived from certain thermophilic fungi. Among the producing strains are Mycelia sterilia and Isaria sinclairii.Myriocin is a very potent inhibitor of serine palmitoyltransferase the first step in sphingosine biosynthesis.

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IUPAC name
2-Amino-34-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-14-oxoicos-6-enoic acid

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