Etamycin Explained
Etamycin, also known as viridogrisein,[1] is a cyclic peptide antibiotic isolate of marine actinomycete.[2] Etamycin was first isolated from a Streptomyces species in 1957 by Lawson and co-workers.[3]
Notes and References
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- 10.1038/ja.2010.22 . 20339399 . Activity of the streptogramin antibiotic etamycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus . The Journal of Antibiotics . 2010 . 63 . 5 . 219–224 . Nina M . Haste. 2889693 .
- The Structure of Etamycin . J. Am. Chem. Soc. . 1957 . 80 . 13 . 3349–3355 . John C. Sheehan . 10.1021/ja01546a039.