polyoxorim

Polyoxin D is a nucleopeptide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces bacteria. Polyoxin D exerts its antifungal activity by inhibiting the activity of chitin synthases in the fungal cell wall, thereby blocking cell wall formation. Polyoxin D is active against a variety of plant pathogenic fungi and is commonly used in research on agricultural fungicides and the mechanisms of fungal cell wall synthesis.

Polyoxin D (zinc) (Polyoxorim (zinc)), a fungicidal antibiotic belonging to the polyoxin class, acts as a potent inhibitor of chitin synthetase (chitin synthetase).