Abstract
(+)-Zwittermicin A is a highly polar, water-soluble aminopolyol antibiotic isolated from the soil-born bacterium B. cereus with significant activity against phytopathogenic fungi. The rising interest in zwittermicin A as a “green” biopesticide, has stimulated studies of its unique biosynthesis, mechanism of action and its organic synthesis. This review summarizes the current state of this antibiotic. A main focus of this review is the description of the chemistry of this compound including its synthesis.
Keywords: Zwittermicin A, Antibiotic, Biological control, Bacillus.
Current Organic Chemistry
Title:Zwittermicin A: A Promising Aminopolyol Antibiotic from Biocontrol Bacteria
Volume: 16 Issue: 8
Author(s): Estibaliz Sansinenea and Aurelio Ortiz
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Keywords: Zwittermicin A, Antibiotic, Biological control, Bacillus.
Abstract: (+)-Zwittermicin A is a highly polar, water-soluble aminopolyol antibiotic isolated from the soil-born bacterium B. cereus with significant activity against phytopathogenic fungi. The rising interest in zwittermicin A as a “green” biopesticide, has stimulated studies of its unique biosynthesis, mechanism of action and its organic synthesis. This review summarizes the current state of this antibiotic. A main focus of this review is the description of the chemistry of this compound including its synthesis.
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Sansinenea Estibaliz and Ortiz Aurelio, Zwittermicin A: A Promising Aminopolyol Antibiotic from Biocontrol Bacteria, Current Organic Chemistry 2012; 16 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138527212800194737
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138527212800194737 |
Print ISSN 1385-2728 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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