MicrococcinP1holdstheremarkablepositioninantibioticdiscoveryasthefirstoftheearlyantibioticstobelosttoscience.MicrococcinP1isathiopeptideoriginallyisolatedfromMicrococcussp.bySuatOxfordin1948.Later,HeatleyandDoerypurifiedmicrococcinanddefineditsphysico-chemicalpropertiesandactivity.Theproducingstrainwaslost,causingahiatusinresearchofthisantibioticfamilyuntilthediscoveryoftherelatedthiocillinsin1976.
MicrococcinP1issolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.
CASNumber
67401-56-3
MolecularFormula
C48H49N13O9S6
MolecularWeight
1144.4
StorageConditions
-20°C
Specifications:
Appearance
Off-whitetolightfawn