Thiolactomycin is an antibiotic. Thiolactomycin is active against Gram-negative anaerobes. Thiolactomycin also inhibits malaria and trypanosomes. Thiolactomycin is a FabB inhibitor. Thiolactomycin inhibits the synthesis of fatty acids and mycolic acids.
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