Synonyms: kitasamycin A3 | leucomycin A3 | turimycin A5
josamycin is an approved drug
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Josamycin is a 16-membered macrolide antibacterial compound that is identical to leucomycin A3 [2]. It is obtained from fermentation of the actinomycete Streptomyces narbonensis.
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References |
1. Hamilton-Miller JM. (1992)
In-vitro activities of 14-, 15- and 16-membered macrolides against gram-positive cocci. J Antimicrob Chemother, 29 (2): 141-7. [PMID:1506329] |
2. Omura S, Hironaka Y, Hata T. (1970)
Chemistry of leucomycin. IX. Identification of leucomycin A3 with josamycin. J Antibiot (Tokyo), 23 (10): 511-3. [PMID:5482762] |