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Depsipeptides  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

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  • Compounds consisting of chains of AMINO ACIDS alternating with CARBOXYLIC ACIDS via ester and amide linkages. They are commonly cyclized. Peptolides forming 16-membered macrolides, composed of two ester linkages, two amide linkages and seven asymmetric centers. They have been found in CYANOBACTERIA and are TUBULIN MODULATORS.

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