toxoflavin
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Toxoflavin is a toxin produced by a variety of bacteria including Burkholderia gladioli. It also has antibiotic properties.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- alkaloid
- Mass
- 193.06
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- Commons category
- Toxoflavin
- found in taxon
- Burkholderia glumae
- chemical formula
- C₇H₇N₅O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CN1C2=NC(=O)N(C(=O)C2=NC=N1)C
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Toxoflavin is a toxin produced by a variety of bacteria including Burkholderia gladioli. It also has antibiotic properties.
Toxoflavin acts as a pH indicator, changing between yellow and colorless at pH 10.5.
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