Efrapeptins are peptides produced by fungi in the genus Tolypocladium that have antifungal, insecticidal, and mitochondrial ATPase inhibitory activities.[1] They are produced via a biosynthetic pathway similar to, but simpler than, the ciclosporin pathway with nonribosomal peptide synthase (NRPS) and/or polyketide synthase (PKS) being the key elements.[2]
The amino acid sequences of efrapeptins are:[citation needed]
Aib: 2-methylalanine; Iva: 2-ethylalanine; Unk: does not match to a known amino acid
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