title: Litorine: a new macrolide antimicrobial isolated from Littorina aspera.
abstract: A new macrolide, namely litorine, has been isolated from Littorina aspera. The structure of the new macrolide was determined by spectrometric methods. Litorine is active in vitro against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Microsporum canis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008974:Mollusca / Q000032:analysis*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009842:Oligopeptides; C010212:litorin