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WE have investigated the structure of a biologically active polypeptide compound, antiamoebin, isolated from the mycelium of the organism Emericellopsis poonensis Thirum. by Thirumalachar (personal communication). On acid hydrolysis this substance gave an organic base which was identified as L-2-amino-3-phenyl-l-propanol (L-phenylalaninol).
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DESHMUKH, P., VAIDYA, M. L-2-Amino-3-phenyl-l-propanol (L-Phenylalaninol) as a Constituent of a Fungal Metabolite. Nature 217, 849 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217849a0
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