Isolation,characterization and biological activities of verotetrone from a mutant strain ofStreptomyces aureofaciens |
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Authors: | V. Přikrylová M. Podojil I. Hilgert J. Fuska J. Vokoun Z. Vaněk |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Microbiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 142 20 Prague 4;(2) Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 142 20 Prague 4;(3) Faculty of Chemical Technology, Slovak Polytechnical University, 880 37 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
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Abstract: | A new metabolite denoted as verotetrone was isolated from the mycelium of the mutant strainStreptomyces aureofaciens NMG-2. Interpretations of physical data concerning verotetrone and its triacetate and, the determination of its degradation product indicate that verotetrone belongs to pretetramide-type metabolites. Verotetrone exhibits neither antibacterial nor antifungal activity.In vitro it inhibits the synthesis of nucleic acids as well as proteins in Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells. Both verotetrone and its triacetate interferein vivo with the metabolism of tumour and lymphoid cells, exhibiting antitumour or immunosuppressive activity. This activity, which is more intense with verotetrone than with its triacetate, is detectable in a dose which is already toxic in some animals. |
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