Anthracimycin

Not to be confused with anthramycin.
Anthracimycin
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H32O4
Molar mass396.527 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@@H]1/C=C\C=C\[C@H](OC(=O)[C@@H](C(=O)/C=C(/[C@H]2[C@@H]1C=C[C@@H]3[C@@H]2CC=C(C3)C)\O)C)C
  • InChI=1S/C25H32O4/c1-15-9-11-21-19(13-15)10-12-20-16(2)7-5-6-8-17(3)29-25(28)18(4)22(26)14-23(27)24(20)21/h5-10,12,14,16-21,24,27H,11,13H2,1-4H3/b7-5-,8-6+,23-14-/t16-,17-,18-,19+,20-,21+,24+/m1/s1
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Anthracimycin is a polyketide antibiotic discovered in 2013. Anthracimycin is derived from marine actinobacteria. In preliminary laboratory research, it has shown activity against Bacillus anthracis,[1] the bacteria that causes anthrax, and against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).[2]

  1. ^ Jang KH, Nam SJ, Locke JB, Kauffman CA, Beatty DS, Paul LA, Fenical W (July 2013). "Anthracimycin, a potent anthrax antibiotic from a marine-derived actinomycete". Angewandte Chemie. 52 (30): 7822–4. doi:10.1002/anie.201302749. PMC 3821700. PMID 23776159.
  2. ^ "Anthracimycin: New Antibiotic Kills Anthrax, MRSA". Sci-News.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.