12(Phazolicin) Flashcards
1
Q
what is it
A
Its a antibiotic that has been discovered in rain forest of Brazil.
2
Q
Is it discovered from plants
A
yaa kind of…….but basically plant roots and rihzo bacteria have a symbiosis relation to get nitrogen from the soil.
So they form small nodules at the roots and from this root the antibiotic is extracted