Moromycins

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Moromycin A and B

The moromycins belong to the group of angucyclines and are isolated from Streptomyces . They are being studied for use as anti-cancer drugs .

literature

  • Mohamed S. Abdelfattah, Madan Kumar Kharel, John Andrew Hitron, Irfan Baig, Jürgen Rohr: Moromycins A and B, Isolation and Structure Elucidation of C-Glycosylangucycline-Type Antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. KY002 , J. Nat. Prod. , 2008, 71 (9), pp. 1569-1573, doi: 10.1021 / np800281f .