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Tunicamine is a reversible inhibitor of polyprenol-phosphate.

Tunicamine is a high carbohydrate antibiotic that is part of the structure of Tunicamycin. Tunicamycin is a nucleoside antibiotic and a reversible polyprenol-phosphate inhibitor[1][2][3].

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