Cepacidine A, a novel antifungal antibiotic produced by Pseudomonas cepacia. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and biological activity

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1994 Dec;47(12):1402-5. doi: 10.7164/antibiotics.47.1402.

Abstract

Cepacidine A is a potent antifungal antibiotic produced by Pseudomonas cepacia AF 2001. The compound was isolated from the fermentation broth with 1 vol isopropyl alcohol, followed by the collection of the precipitation formed upon concentration of the extract. Purification was effected by chromatography on Diaion HP-20, alumina and reversed phase C18 followed by TLC on silica gel. These techniques afforded the two closely related compounds, cepacidine A1 and cepacidine A2. A mixture of these two compounds called capacidine A, showed high in vitro antifungal activity against the various animal and plant pathogenic fungi. The activity was diminished by the presence of serum. No antibacterial activity was demonstrable.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / biosynthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / biosynthesis*
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Blood
  • Burkholderia cepacia / classification
  • Burkholderia cepacia / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Chromatography, Ion Exchange
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Humans
  • Peptides*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Peptides
  • cepacidine A