Moenomycincomplexisamixtureoffivemajorcomponents,A,A12,C1,C3andC4,isolatedfromseveralstrainsofStreptomycesinthe1960s.Moenomycinsarehighmolecularweightphosphoglycolipidswithpotentantibioticactivityusedinanimalhealth.
Moenomycinissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Limitedwatersolubility.
CASNumber
11015-37-5
MolecularFormula
C69H107N4O35P(forA)
MolecularWeight
1583.6(forA)
MechanismofAction
Moenomycinsaretheonlyantibioticknowntoselectivelyinhibitthetransglycosylationstepcatalysedbypenicillin-bindingprotein1b.
StorageConditions
-20°C