Chemistry:Phleomycin

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Short description: Group of chemical compounds
Chemical structure of phleomycin D1

Phleomycins are a group of glycopeptide antibiotics found in Streptomyces which are closely related to bleomycin.[1]

Examples include:

  • Phleomycin C
  • Phleomycin D1 (zeocin)
  • Phleomycin D2
  • Phleomycin E

References

  1. Maeda, Kenji; Kosaka, Hiroko; Yagishita, Koki; Umezawa, Hamao (1956). "A new antibiotic, phleomycin". Journal of Antibiotics 9 (2): 82–85. PMID 13345730.