MC21-A (bromophene) is an bactericidal
antibiotic
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of ...
isolated from the O-BC30 strain of a new
marine bacterium
Marine prokaryotes are marine bacteria and marine archaea. They are defined by their habitat as prokaryotes that live in marine environments, that is, in the saltwater of seas or oceans or the brackish water of coastal estuaries. All cellular ...
, ''
Pseudoalteromonas phenolica''.
References
Antibiotics
Bromoarenes
Phenols
Biphenyls
Halogen-containing natural products
{{organohalide-stub