Streptomyces toxytricini
Species of bacterium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Streptomyces toxytricini is a Gram-positive bacterium belonging to the genus Streptomyces. It produces the pancreatic lipase inhibitor lipstatin,[1] of which the antiobesity drug orlistat is a derivative.[2]
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Streptomyces toxytricini | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Streptomycetales |
Family: | Streptomycetaceae |
Genus: | Streptomyces |
Species: | S. toxytricini |
Binomial name | |
Streptomyces toxytricini Preobrazhenskaya & Sveshnikova 1957 | |
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