Pyrrolo (1,4) benzodiazepine antitumor antibiotics: Biosynthetic studies on the conversion of tryptophan to the anthranilic acid moieties of sibiromycin and tomaymycin

L. H. Hurley, C. Gairola

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Abstract

Biosynthetic intermediates between tryptophan and the anthranilate mioeties of tomaymycin and sibiromycin have been suggested, based upon a combination of feeding experiments with either carbon-14-labeled substrates or competition experiments between radiolabeled tryptophan and unlabeled intermediates. In the case of sibiromycin and tomaymycin, substitution of the aromatic ring most likely takes place at the kynurenine stage. Feeding experiments with the antramycin culture were inconclusive, most likely because of the cell impermeability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)42-45
Number of pages4
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1979
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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