BlasticidinAisahighmolecularweighttetramicacidwithbroadspectrumantifungalandantibacterialactivity,firstreportedin1955.Likemanytetramicacids,blasticidinAisisolatedasthestablecalciumsalt/complex.BlasticidinAandcloselyrelatedaflastatinAarespecificinhibitorsoftheproductionofthemycotoxin,aflatoxin,byAspergillusparasiticus.
BlasticidinAissolublein DMF,DMSOandmethanolandismoderatelysolubleinwaterandethanol.
CASNumber
100513-53-9
MolecularFormula
C58H107NO23
MolecularWeight
1186.5
StorageConditions
-20°C
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