Korean investigators have identified a compound that suppresses the immune system of animals. They suggest it may offer an alternative to similar drugs currently used by people receiving organ transplants.
A research group led by Jae-Hyuck Shim of Yonsei University in Korea isolated the new compound, called tautomycetin, from a bacterial strain that grows in the soil of Cheju, an island about 40 miles south of the Korean peninsula.
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