Carbazomycin A

Description: Carbazomycin A is a bacterial metabolite that has been found in Streptomyces and has diverse biological activities.1,2It is active againstS. aureus,T. asteroides, andT. mentagrophytes(MIC = 12.5 µg/ml for all), as well as the plant pathogenic fungusP. oryzae(MIC = 25 µg/ml). Carbazomycin A is cytotoxic to MCF-7, KB, NCI H187, and Vero cells (IC50s = 26.2, 30.1, 18.4, and 32.6 µg/ml, respectively).2. Target: Others. Smiles: COc1c(C)c(C)c2[nH]c3ccccc3c2c1OC. References: Sakano, K.-I., Ishimaru, K., and Nakamura, S.New antibiotics, carbazomycins A and B. I. Fermentation, extraction, purification and physico-chemical and biological propertiesJ Antibiot. (Tokyo)33(7)683-689(1980)