A new prodiginne (prodigiosin-like) pigment from Streptomyces. Antimalarial activity of several prodiginnes.
Two prodigiosin-like pigments from Streptomyces sp. were shown to be undecylprodiginine (i) and butylcycloheptylprodiginine (v). The antimalarial activity of five prodiginine pigments is given.
D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy; D051379:Mice; D010962:Plasmodium berghei; D011353:Prodigiosin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000032:analysis
D000962:Antimalarials; D011353:Prodigiosin