Biochem/physiol Actions Fungal metabolite with potent immunosuppressant activity. Inhibits serine palmitoyltransferase at picomolar concentrations blocking synthesis of ceramide, a precursor of sphingomyelin and glycosphingolipids. Disrupts substratum adhesion of melanoma cells. It has been suggested that its immunosuppressant activity in the cytotoxic T-cell line CTTL-2 is due to apoptosis induction.
Myriocin is a atypical amino acid and an antibiotic with potent immunosuppressant activity. Studies suggest that the immunosuppressant activity in the cytotoxic T-cell line CTTL-2 is due to apoptosis induction. Myriocin very potent inhibitor of serine pal
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