Structures of cepafungins I, II and III

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1990 Jul;43(7):788-95. doi: 10.7164/antibiotics.43.788.

Abstract

Structures of interesting acylpeptide antibiotics cepafungins I, II and III were elucidated by NMR spectroscopic studies and some degradation experiments. The antibiotics contain a common peptide part that consists of threonine and two unusual amino acid residues, gamma-hydroxylysine and 4-amino-2-pentenoic acid. The unusual amino acid residues compose an interesting 12-membered ring with an exocyclic N-terminus to which the threonine is connected. Different fatty acyl groups connected to the N-terminus of the threonine distinguish the three cepafungins. The major component I and minor component III are new substance, but the minor component II has a structure identical with that of the recently reported antibiotic glidobactin A.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / analysis
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / analysis*
  • Antifungal Agents / analysis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / analysis

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • glidobactin A
  • cepafungin I
  • cepafungin III