Date published: 2026-5-6

1-800-457-3801

SCBT Portrait Logo
Seach Input

Desertomycin A (CAS 121820-50-6)

0.0(0)
Write a reviewAsk a question

See product citations (1)

Alternate Names:
Desertomycin A is also known as Antibiotic 1012-A.
Application:
Desertomycin A is a 42-membered macrocyclic lactone with activity against bacteria, yeasts and fungi.
CAS Number:
121820-50-6
Molecular Weight:
1192.50
Molecular Formula:
C61H109NO21
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
* Refer to Certificate of Analysis for lot specific data.

QUICK LINKS

Desertomycin A is a metabolite of Desertomycin. Desertomycin A is classified as a 42-membered macrocyclic lactone with broad spectrum activity against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, yeasts and fungi. As a crystalline antibiotic, Desertomycin A has both antibacterial and cytostatic action. The mode of action of Desertomycin A is not fully understood and there has been little investigation.


Desertomycin A (CAS 121820-50-6) References

  1. Structure determination of the antibiotic desertomycin B by fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometric techniques.  |  Dinya, Z., et al. 1991. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 5: 534-7. PMID: 1756288
  2. A roadmap for natural product discovery based on large-scale genomics and metabolomics.  |  Doroghazi, JR., et al. 2014. Nat Chem Biol. 10: 963-8. PMID: 25262415
  3. An Amidinohydrolase Provides the Missing Link in the Biosynthesis of Amino Marginolactone Antibiotics.  |  Hong, H., et al. 2016. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 55: 1118-23. PMID: 26630438
  4. Alumoxane Hydride and Aluminum Chalcogenide Hydride Compounds with Pyrazolato Ligands.  |  Zheng, W., et al. 2000. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 39: 4276-4279. PMID: 29711880
  5. Stereochemical Assignment of the C21-C38 Portion of the Desertomycin/Oasomycin Class of Natural Products by Using Universal NMR Databases: Prediction.  |  Kobayashi, Y., et al. 2000. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 39: 4279-4281. PMID: 29711895
  6. Desertomycin G, a New Antibiotic with Activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Human Breast Tumor Cell Lines Produced by Streptomyces althioticus MSM3, Isolated from the Cantabrian Sea Intertidal Macroalgae Ulva sp.  |  Braña, AF., et al. 2019. Mar Drugs. 17: PMID: 30759848
  7. Identification, cloning and heterologous expression of biosynthetic gene cluster for desertomycin.  |  Hashimoto, T., et al. 2020. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 73: 650-654. PMID: 32457441
  8. Identification of a New Antimicrobial, Desertomycin H, Utilizing a Modified Crowded Plate Technique.  |  Mohamed, OG., et al. 2021. Mar Drugs. 19: PMID: 34436264
  9. Bacterial marginolactones trigger formation of algal gloeocapsoids, protective aggregates on the verge of multicellularity.  |  Krespach, MKC., et al. 2021. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 118: PMID: 34740967
  10. N-Succinyltransferase Encoded by a Cryptic Siderophore Biosynthesis Gene Cluster in Streptomyces Modifies Structurally Distinct Antibiotics.  |  Schneider, O., et al. 2022. mBio. 13: e0178922. PMID: 36040031
  11. The Exploration of Microbial Natural Products and Metabolic Interaction Guided by Mass Spectrometry Imaging.  |  Li, H. and Li, Z. 2022. Bioengineering (Basel). 9: PMID: 36421108
  12. Secondary Metabolites from Marine-Derived Bacteria with Antibiotic and Antibiofilm Activities against Drug-Resistant Pathogens.  |  Wibowo, JT., et al. 2023. Mar Drugs. 21: PMID: 36662223
  13. Kanchanamycins, new polyol macrolide antibiotics produced by Streptomyces olivaceus Tü 4018. I. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation and biological activities.  |  Fiedler, HP., et al. 1996. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 49: 758-64. PMID: 8823507
  14. New macrolactone of the desertomycin family from Streptomyces spectabilis.  |  Ivanova, V. 1997. Prep Biochem Biotechnol. 27: 19-38. PMID: 9090721

Ordering Information

Product NameCatalog #UNITPriceQtyFAVORITES

Desertomycin A, 1 mg

sc-362018
1 mg
$196.00