| Bioactivity | Cafamycin is a novel polyether antibiotic active against gram-positive bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus. Cafamycin also demonstrates insecticidal and antiprotozoal activities. Cafamycin is isolated from the culture fluid of Streptomyces sp., an organism producing the anthracycline antibiotic galtamycin[1][2]. |
| CAS | 112303-17-0 |
| Formula | C30H41NO4 |
| Molar Mass | 479.65 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
| Reference | [1]. Murenets NV, et al. Kafamitsin--novyĭ pirroléfirnyĭ antibiotik [Kafamycin--a new pyrrol ether antibiotic]. Antibiot Med Biotekhnol. 1987 Nov;32(11):811-4. [2]. Li C, et al. Analysis of the indanomycin biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces antibioticus NRRL 8167. Chembiochem. 2009 Apr 17;10(6):1064-72. |