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]
| Streptomyces toxytricini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Streptomycetales |
| Family: | Streptomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Streptomyces |
| Species: | S. toxytricini |
| Binomial name | |
| Streptomyces toxytricini Preobrazhenskaya & Sveshnikova 1957 | |
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