Azirinomycin

Azirinomycin
Names
IUPAC name
3-Methyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C4H5NO2/c1-2-3(5-2)4(6)7/h3H,1H3,(H,6,7)
    Key: NHCHAEIJXKFNRU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC1=NC1C(=O)O
Properties
C4H5NO2
Molar mass 99.089 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
Azirine
Motualevic acid F
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Azirinomycin is an antibiotic azirine derivative with the molecular formula C4H5NO2 which is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces aureus. Azirinomycin was first isolated in 1971. Azirinomycin is toxic and therefore it cannot not be used in human medicine.

References

  1. 1 2 "3-Methyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylic acid". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. ↑ Communications, EBCONT. "Azirinomycin". roempp.thieme.de.
  3. ↑ Stapley, Edward O.; Hendlin, David; Jackson, Marion; Miller, A. Kathrine; Hernandez, Sebastian; Mata, Justo M. (25 January 1971). "Azirinomycin. I". The Journal of Antibiotics. 24 (1): 42–47. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.24.42. ISSN 0021-8820.
  4. 1 2 Diana, Patrizia; Cirrincione, Girolamo (30 January 2015). Biosynthesis of Heterocycles: From Isolation to Gene Cluster. John Wiley & Sons. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-118-96042-4.

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