Abstract
Streptomyces olivaceus, strain Tü 1379 produces beside the red dyestuff prodigiosin several closely related hitherto unknown cyclodepsipeptide antibiotics, mainly imacidine B and C and imacidinic acids. The antibiotics affect murein biosynthesis. Only actinomycetes are inhibited.
MeSH terms
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Actinomycetales / drug effects
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Amino Acids / analysis
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Anti-Bacterial Agents* / analysis
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Anti-Bacterial Agents* / biosynthesis*
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Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
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Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
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Chemical Phenomena
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Chemistry
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Fermentation
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Peptides / analysis
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Peptides, Cyclic / biosynthesis
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Peptidoglycan / biosynthesis
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Prodigiosin / biosynthesis
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Soil Microbiology*
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Species Specificity
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Streptomyces / metabolism*
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Turkey
Substances
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Amino Acids
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
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Peptides
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Peptides, Cyclic
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Peptidoglycan
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imacidins
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Prodigiosin