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Oligomycins are macrolides created by the Streptomyces species that act as strong antibacterial agents, but are often poisonous to other organisms, including humans. They serve as a classical mitochondrial reagent that binds to the Fo subunit of the Fo/F1 ATPase (ATP…

Actinomycin D (Act D) is a natural chemopeptide which is isolated from the bacteria Streptomyces. Amongst Streptomyces bacteria, Streptomyces parvulus (Streptomyces SP) produces Actinomycin D with the highest antibiotic activities. It is also known as Dactinomycin or Actinomycin C1.…

Water safety is an important and fundamental concern that includes handling of water reservoirs in ways that prevent poisoning of human, animals and plants.Contaminants by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, algae or fungi and their metabolites pose a great risk to drinking-water…

Fermentek is a global leader in the production of certified Mycotoxin and Microcystin reference materials for food and water safety labs, and for R&D.Mycotoxins are toxic fungal metabolites that appear in food and animal feed as a result of fungal infection of crops such as cereals…

Aflatoxins are a category of mycotoxins – a naturally occurring toxic secondary metabolite – universally generated by certain molds, predominantly the aspergillus species (aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus). More than 18 different types of aflatoxins have been reported to…