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Organic Chemicals > Lactones > Polyketides > Macrolides > Antimycin A
Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Polyketides > Macrolides > Antimycin A

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Antimycin A  

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  • Butanoic acid, 2(or 3)-methyl-, 3-((3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)-8-hexyl-2,6-dimethyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl ester

Scope note

  • An antibiotic substance produced by Streptomyces species. It inhibits mitochondrial respiration and may deplete cellular levels of ATP. Antimycin A1 has been used as a fungicide, insecticide, and miticide. (From Merck Index, 12th ed)

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  • 66(64)

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