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Agrocin 84 is a 6-N-phosphoramidate of an adenine nucleotide analogue

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WE wish to draw attention to the natural occurrence of an extraordinarily selective antibiotic, agrocin 84, which is a ‘fraudulent’ member (structure I) of the hitherto unreported 6-N-phosphoramidate series of adenine nucleotides (structure II), of which 6-N-AMP (II, R=H) is the first member.

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    W. P. ROBERTS & M. E. TATE

  2. Department of Plant Pathology, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia, 5064, Australia

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ROBERTS, W., TATE, M. & KERR, A. Agrocin 84 is a 6-N-phosphoramidate of an adenine nucleotide analogue. Nature 265, 379–381 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/265379a0

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