What do Keanu Reeves and #NaturalProducts produced by bacteria🦠have in common?
They're both deadly to their enemies. That's why #LeibnizHKI researchers named the #toxins they discovered keanumycins. They could be used as #fungicides:
https://leibniz-hki.de/en/press-release/keanu-reeves-the-molecule.html
@unijena @dfg_public @Hertweck_Lab

Direct link to the article: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c11107

The research was also highlighted as a News & Views article in @Nature https://t.co/9ibj8XuwFb

#scicomm #antimycotics #research #fungalresistance