enniatin
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Enniatins are a class of organic chemical compounds found in Fusarium fungi. They appear in nature as mixtures of cyclic depsipeptides. The main variants are enniatin A, A1, B and B1 together with minor amounts of enniatin C, D, E and F.
The enniatins act as ionophores that bind ammonium,{{cite journal |author1=Ovchinnikov, Yu. A. |author2=Ivanov, V. T. |author3=Evstratov, A. V. |author4=Mikhaleva, I. I. |author5=Bystrov, V. F. |author6=Portnova, S. L. |author7=Balashova, T. A. |author8=Meshcheryakova, E. N. |author9=Tul'chinskii, V. M. | title = Enniatin ionophores. Conformation and ion binding properties | journal = International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research | year = 1974 | volume = 6 | issue = 6 | pages = 465–498|doi=10.1111/j.1399-3011.1974.tb02407.x |pmid=4455641 }} and they have been proposed as replacements for nonactin in specific ammonium-based electrodes.
Enniatins have been also mentioned as potential anti-AIDS drugs.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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Biosynthesis
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