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WE wish to report that a highly active antibacterial agent with novel properties, which is active against gram-negative as well as gram-positive bacteria, is generated by C-fluorination of a key component of the bacterial cell wall.
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KOLLONITSCH, J., BARASH, L., KAHAN, F. et al. New Antibacterial Agent via Photofluorination of a Bacterial Cell Wall Constituent. Nature 243, 346–347 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243346a0
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