Bromothricinisadirectedbiosyntheticanalogueofchlorothricin,producedbyachlorothricin-producingstrainofStreptomycesantibioticususingmediasupplementedwithpotassiumbromide.Thebromidepreferentiallyreplacesthechlorineinthebenzoateester,yieldingbromothricinasthedominantmetabolite.BromothricinwasfirstfermentedandisolatedbyZahnerandcolleaguesin1989attheUniversityofTubingeninGermany.Bromothricinexhibitssimilarpropertiestochlorothricin.
Bromothricinissolublein ethanol,methanol,DMFandDMSO.
MolecularFormula
C50H63BrO16
MolecularWeight
999.9
StorageConditions
-20°C
Specifications:
Appearance
Whitetooffwhitesolid