In summary, both researchers and physicians owe a signif- icant debt to the alchemy of microorganisms, which has provided an extensive inventory of pharmacologically active compounds for study of, and for medical intervention in, basic biological processes. Depudecin joins this inventory of useful biological tools, and we look forward to the knowledge that will be discovered in the future with its help. Although first iden- tified as the product of sour grapes (acetum, vinegar) acetate recently has proven to be a sweet harvest for biologists interested in transcriptional regulation.
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