Angucycline

Chemical structure of saquayamycin A

Angucyclines are antibiotics isolated from Streptomyces species, which are used in chemotherapy as cytostatics against various types of cancer. The angucyclines include for example aquayamycin, the landomycins, moromycins, saquayamycins, urdamycins, and vineomycins.

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References

  1. ↑ Rohr, J.; Thiericke, R. (1992). "Angucycline group antibiotics". Natural Product Reports. 9 (2): 103–37. doi:10.1039/NP9920900103. PMID 1620493.