Compound class:
Natural product or derivative
Comment: Difficidin is a macrocyclic polyene lactone phosphate ester originally isolated from Bacillus subtilis. It has potent antibacterial activity in vitro against a broad spectrum of aerobic and anaerobic organisms [1].
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References |
1. Zimmerman SB, Schwartz CD, Monaghan RL, Pelak BA, Weissberger B, Gilfillan EC, Mochales S, Hernandez S, Currie SA, Tejera E et al.. (1987)
Difficidin and oxydifficidin: novel broad spectrum antibacterial antibiotics produced by Bacillus subtilis. I. Production, taxonomy and antibacterial activity. J Antibiot, 40 (12): 1677-81. [PMID:3123448] |