| Literature DB >> 7592022 |
H Irschik1, H Augustiniak, K Gerth, G Höfle, H Reichenbach.
Abstract
A new antibiotic, ripostatin, was isolated from the culture supernatant of the myxobacterium, sorangium cellulosum strain So ce377. It is a macrocyclic lactone carbonic acid containing an unsubstituted phenyl ring in a side chain. The antibiotic acts especially on Staphylococcus aureus, but seems not to penetrate most bacteria. The MIC values are in the range of 1 microgram/ml. Ripostatin is an inhibitor of eubacterial RNA polymerase. It interferes with the initiation of RNA synthesis.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7592022 DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.48.787
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Antibiot (Tokyo) ISSN: 0021-8820 Impact factor: 2.649