title: Pyrocoll, an antibiotic, antiparasitic and antitumor compound produced by a novel alkaliphilic Streptomyces strain.
abstract: A new secondary metabolite was detected in the culture extract of Streptomyces sp. AK 409 by HPLC-diode-array screening. The metabolite was identified as pyrocoll, which is known to be a constituent of cigarette smoke. Pyrocoll is known as a synthetic compound, but until now had not been isolated as a natural product from a microorganism. The compound showed biological activity against various Arthrobacter strains, filamentous fungi, several pathogenic protozoa, and some human tumor cell lines.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005285:Fermentation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D051379:Mice; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; C477903:Pyrocoll; D011758:Pyrroles