AntimycinA2isahomologueoftheantimycincomplex,firstresolvedfromantimycinA1in1959.AntimycinA2,likeallantimycins,isapotentinhibitorofrespirationbyinhibitingtheoxidationofubiquinoltoubiquinone.AntimycinA2exhibitsbroad
BIOLOGicalactivityasanantifungal,anthelmintic,insecticidal,antiviralandantitumoractive.Lackofavail
ABIlityoftheindividualantimycincomponentshashinderedgreaterunderstandingofthecommonanduniquemoleculartargetsofthecomponentsoftheantimycincomplex.
AntimycinA2issolublein ethanol,methanol,DMFandDMSO.
CASNumber
27220-57-1
MolecularFormula
C27H38N2O9
MolecularWeight
534.6
MechanismofAction
AntimycinA2isapotentinhibitorofrespirationbyinhibitingtheoxidationofubiquinoltoubiquinone.
StorageConditions
-20°C
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