Actiphenol - CAS 526-02-3

Actiphenol is a glutarimide antibiotic that exhibits both antifungal and antitumor activity, demonstrating higher potency against pathogens such as coxsackievirus B3, influenza virus A, and herpes simplex virus type 2 than synthetic glutarimide derivatives, and Actiphenol production, along with cycloheximide biosynthesis, is controlled by a single gene cluster encoding an acyltransferase-less type I polyketide synthase in Streptomyces species, highlighting its importance in microbial natural product research.

Influenza Virus, Antibiotic

Microbiology/Virology

526-02-3

C15H17NO4

275.3

Cc1cc(C)c(O)c(c1)C(=O)CC1CC(=O)NC(=O)C1

-20°C

Ice Packs

Natural Product