An antibiotic masquerading as a natural compound in the giant Madeiran squill
Friday, April 3, 2020 - 11:10
in Biology & Nature
A previous study has shown that a type of squill growing in Madeira produces a chemical compound that may be useful as a medicinal drug. But a new study from researchers at Uppsala University has shown that this is probably not true: instead, the plant had likely accumulated antibiotics from contaminated soil.