LeucomycinA5isamajormetaboliteoftheleucomycincomplex,afamilyofcloselyrelatedmacrocycliclactoneantibioticsproducedbyStreptomyceskitasatoensis,anddiscoveredin1953.LeucomycinA5isoneofthemorepotentantibioticsofthecomplex.Leucomycincomplex(kitasamycin)isusedasananimalhealthproductforcontrolofGrampositivebacteria,Gramnegativecocci,leptospiraandmycoplasma.Littleisknownabouttheactivityofindividualanalogueswithinthecomplexastheirlimitedavail
ABIlityhasrestrictedinvestigation.
LeucomycinA5issolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Limitedwatersolubility.
CASNumber
18361-45-0
MolecularFormula
C39H65NO14
MolecularWeight
771.9
StorageConditions
-20°C
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