Etamycin

Etamycin, also known as viridogrisein,[1] is a cyclic peptide antibiotic isolate of marine actinomycete.[2] Etamycin was first isolated from a Streptomyces species in 1957 by Lawson and co-workers.[3]

Etamycin
Names
Other names
Viridogrisein I, Etamycin A, Neoviridogrisein IV, Antibiotic K-179, Antibiotic F-1370A
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C44H62N8O11
Molar mass 879.025 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Notes

  1. Carcia-Mendoza, C (1965). "Studies on the mode of action of etamycin (viridogrisein)". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 97 (2): 394–396. doi:10.1016/0304-4165(65)90121-2. PMID 14292864.
  2. Haste, Nina M (2010). "Activity of the streptogramin antibiotic etamycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus". The Journal of Antibiotics. 63 (5): 219–224. doi:10.1038/ja.2010.22. PMC 2889693. PMID 20339399.
  3. Sheehan, John C (1957). "The Structure of Etamycin". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 80 (13): 3349–3355. doi:10.1021/ja01546a039.


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