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ALX-380-240 Revised 03-Apr-08
Aureothricin
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SYNONYMS Propionylpyrrothione
Farcinicin
PRODUCT LINE Natural Products / Antibiotics
PRODUCT CATEGORY Antibiotics - Antifungal
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ALX-380-240-MC05   0.5 mg 220.00 USD Add To Cart
Product Specification
FORMULA: C9H10N2O2S2
MW: 242.3
CAS NUMBER: 574-95-8
SOURCE/HOST: Isolated from Streptomyces sp. MST-AS4782.
PURITY: ≥98% (HPLC)
APPEARANCE: Yellow to orange solid.
SOLUBILITY: Soluble in DMSO or dimethyl formamide; partially soluble in methanol or 100% ethanol; poorly soluble in water.
SHIPPING: AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE: -20°C

Product Description

Antibiotic. More hydrophobic analog of the antibiotic thiolutin (Prod. No. ALX-380-200) with selective antitumor activity. Potent inhibitor of bacterial and yeast RNA polymerases and of fungal mannan and glucan formation.

Product Specific Literature References
Studies on a common hydrolysis product of thiolutin and aureothricin: W.D. Celmer & I.A. Solomons; Antibiot. Annu. 622, (1953)
Anticancer properties of dithiolopyrrolones: J.M. Webster, et al.; US Patent 6,020,360, (2000)
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