Chemistry:Vicenistatin

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Short description: Chemical compound
Vicenistatin
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Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC30H48N2O4
Molar mass500.724 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Vicenistatin is a macrolactam antibiotic synthesized by Streptomyces halstedii HC34. It was originally isolated from this bacterium in 1993.[1] It includes the unusual starter unit methylaspartate.[2]

References

  1. "Vicenistatin, a novel 20-membered macrocyclic lactam antitumor antibiotic". The Journal of Antibiotics 46 (7): 1076–81. July 1993. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.46.1076. PMID 8360102. 
  2. "Involvement of glutamate mutase in the biosynthesis of the unique starter unit of the macrolactam polyketide antibiotic vicenistatin". The Journal of Antibiotics 58 (7): 468–72. July 2005. doi:10.1038/ja.2005.62. PMID 16161486.