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A 360-degree view of the molecule himastatin, which was first isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces himastatinicus. Himastatin shows antibiotic activity. The researchers who created this video developed a new, more concise way to synthesize himastatin so it can be studied more easily. More information about the research that produced this video can be found in the Science paper “Total synthesis of himastatin” by D’Angelo et al. Related to images 6848 and 6850.
Mohammad Movassaghi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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