Chemistry:Kalafungin

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Short description: Chemical compound
Kalafungin
Kalafungin skeletal.svg
Clinical data
Other namesU-19718
ATC code
  • None
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UNII
KEGG
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H12O6
Molar mass300.266 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Kalafungin is a substance discovered in the 1960s and found to act as a broad-spectrum antibiotic in vitro. It was isolated from a strain of the bacterium Streptomyces tanashiensis.[1][2]

It is not known to be marketed anywhere in the world.[3]

References

  1. "Kalafungin, a new broad spectrum antibiotic. Isolation and characterization". The Journal of Antibiotics 21 (7): 454–7. July 1968. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.21.454. PMID 4303501. 
  2. "Kalafungin, a new antibiotic produced by Streptomyces tanashiensis strain Kala". Applied Microbiology 16 (12): 1815–21. December 1968. doi:10.1128/AEM.16.12.1815-1821.1968. PMID 5726156. 
  3. "Kalafungin search results". Drugs.com. https://www.drugs.com/search.php?searchterm=kalafungin. Retrieved 2021-03-31.