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Proximicins A, B and C, novel aminofuran antibiotic and anticancer compounds isolated from marine strains of the actinomycete verrucosispora

Hans-Peter Fiedler, Christina Bruntner, Julia Riedlinger, Alan Bull, Gjert Knutsen, Michael Goodfellow, Amanda Jones, Luis Maldonado, Wasu Pathom-Aree, Winfried Beil, Kathrin Schneider, Simone Keller, Roderich Süssmuth

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    Abstract

    A family of three novel aminofuran antibiotics named as proximicins was isolated from the marine Verrucosispora strain MG-37. Proximicin A was detected in parallel in the marine abyssomicin producer "Verrucosispora maris" AB-18-032. The characteristic structural element of proximicins is 4-amino-furan-2-carboxylic acid, a hitherto unknown -amino acid. Proximicins show a weak antibacterial activity but a strong cytostatic effect to various human tumor cell lines.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)158-163
    JournalJournal of Antibiotics
    Volume61
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2008

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