Caboxamycin, a new antibiotic of the benzoxazole family produced by the deep-sea strain Streptomyces sp. NTK 937

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2009 Feb;62(2):99-104. doi: 10.1038/ja.2008.24. Epub 2009 Jan 23.

Abstract

Caboxamycin, a new benzoxazole antibiotic, was detected by HPLC-diode array screening in extracts of the marine strain Streptomyces sp. NTK 937, which was isolated from deep-sea sediment collected in the Canary Basin. The structure of caboxamycin was determined by mass spectrometry, NMR experiments and X-ray analysis. It showed inhibitory activity against Gram-positive bacteria, selected human tumor cell lines and the enzyme phosphodiesterase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / biosynthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacology
  • Benzoxazoles / isolation & purification
  • Benzoxazoles / metabolism
  • Benzoxazoles / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Fermentation
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Seawater / microbiology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Streptomyces / chemistry
  • Streptomyces / metabolism*
  • Water Microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Benzoxazoles
  • caboxamycin