Anthracimycin, a potent anthrax antibiotic from a marine-derived actinomycete.

ABSTRACT: Licensed to kill: A new antibiotic, anthracimycin (see scheme), produced by a marine-derived actinomycete in saline culture, shows significant activity toward Bacillus anthracis, the bacterial pathogen responsible for anthrax infections. Chlorination of anthracimycin gives a dichloro derivative that retains activity against Gram-positive bacteria, such as anthrax, but also shows activity against selected Gram-negative bacteria.

SUBMITTER: Jang KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3821700 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature