Epothilons A and B: Antifungal and cytotoxic compounds from Sorangium cellulosum (Myxobacteria) production, physico-chemical and biological properties

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 560-563

  Gerth, Klaus ^a   Bedorf, Norbert ^b   Höfle, Gerhard ^b   Irschik, Herbert ^a   Reichenbach, Hans ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Naturstoffchemie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; EPOTHILONE A; EPOTHILONE B; PACLITAXEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0030018666     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.49.560     Document Type: Article

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