THE RIPOSTATINS, NOVEL INHIBITORS OF EUBACTERIAL RNA-POLYMERASE ISOLATED FROM MYXOBACTERIA

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IRSCHIK, H [1 ]
AUGUSTINIAK, H [1 ]
GERTH, K [1 ]
HOFLE, G [1 ]
REICHENBACH, H [1 ]
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[1] GESELL BIOTECHNOL FORSCH MBH,DEPT CHEM NAT PROD,D-38124 BRAUNSCHWEIG,GERMANY
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10.7164/antibiotics.48.787
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
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A new antibiotic, ripostatin, was isolated from the culture supernatant of the myxobacterium, Sorangium cellulosum strain So ce377. It is a macrocyclic lactone carbonic acid containing an unsubstituted phenyl ring in a side chain. The antibiotic acts especially on Staphylococcus aureus, but seems not to penetrate most bacteria. The MIC values are in the range of 1 mu g/ml. Ripostatin is an inhibitor of eubacterial RNA polymerase. It interferes with the initiation of RNA synthesis.
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