OrfamideAisthemajorcomponentofafamilyofcycliclipopeptidesproducedbyPseudomonasfluorescens,reportedin2007.Theorfamideswerediscoveredbyemployinggenomicanalysiswithanisotope-guidedfractionationtoidentifymetabolitesproducedbyorphangeneclusterscontainingnon-ribosomalpeptidesynthetases.OrfamideAhasreceivedscantinvestigationofitsbioprofilebutappearstobeaselectiveantifungalagent.Uniquely,orfamideAlyseszoosporesoftheoomycete,Phytophthoraramorum,thecauseofsuddenoakdeath.OrfamideAhasaprofoundeffectontheswarmingmotilityofbacteriaonagarsurfaces.
OrfamideA issolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Poorwatersolubility.
CASNumber
939960-34-6
MolecularFormula
C64H114N10O17
MolecularWeight
1295.7
StorageConditions
-20°C
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