Silvalactam, a 24-membered macrolactam antibiotic produced by Streptomyces sp. Tü 6392*

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2012 Jul;65(7):369-72. doi: 10.1038/ja.2012.33. Epub 2012 May 9.

Abstract

Streptomycetes were isolated out of a soil sample taken from the rhizosphere of a spruce stand and screened by HPLC-diode array analysis for the production of secondary metabolites. This led to the detection of silvalactam, a novel 24-membered macrolactam antibiotic in extracts of Streptomyces strain Tü 6392. The structure was determined by MS and NMR spectroscopy experiments. Silvalactam shows a potent antiproliferative activity against various cancerous and non-cancerous cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Glycosides / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Lactams / chemistry
  • Lactams / isolation & purification
  • Lactams / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rhizosphere
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Streptomyces / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Glycosides
  • Lactams
  • silvalactam