Chaetomin

Structural formula
General
Surname	Chaetomin
other names	Chetomin
Molecular formula	C 31 H 30 N 6 O 6 S 4
Brief description	off-white to beige solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 1403-36-7 EC number 686-931-9 ECHA InfoCard 100.212.871 PubChem 2693 Wikidata Q27137160
properties
Molar mass	710.87 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	218-220 ° C
solubility	readily soluble in acetone , ethyl acetate , chloroform , dioxane , benzene , pyridine and DMSO poor in diethyl ether , methanol and ethanol insoluble in water and petroleum ether
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances danger H and P phrases H: 301 P: 301 + 310
Toxicological data	75 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Chaetomin , also known as chetomin , is - chemically speaking - a complex heterocyclic compound.

Mold of the genus Chaetomium

It is a mycotoxin (mold toxin) that is produced as a metabolic product of fungi of the genus Chaetomium . It shows an antibiotic effect on gram-positive bacteria.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data sheet from Santa Cruz Biotechnology .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Walton B. Geiger, Jean E. Conn, Selman A. Waksman: Chaetomin, a new antibiotic substance produced by Chaetomium Cochliodes. In: Journal of Bacteriology. 48 (5), 1944, pp. 531-532.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Chetomin data sheet at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 16, 2011 ( PDF ).
4. ↑ Selman A. Waksman, Elizabeth Bugie: Chaetomin, a New Antibiotic Substance Produced by Chaetomium cochliodes. In: J Bacteriol. 48 (5), Nov 1944, pp. 527-530. PMC 374002 (free full text).