Naphthomycins are a group of closely related
antimicrobial
An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth. Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they act primarily against. For example, antibiotics are used against bacteria, and antifungals ar ...
chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...
s isolated from ''
Streptomyces
''Streptomyces'' is the largest genus of Actinomycetota and the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae. Over 500 species of ''Streptomyces'' bacteria have been described. As with the other Actinomycetota, streptomycetes are gram-positive, ...
''. They are considered a subclass of
ansamycin
Ansamycins is a family of bacterial secondary metabolites that show antimicrobial activity against many Gram-positive and some Gram-negative bacteria, and includes various compounds, including streptovaricins and rifamycins. In addition, these ...
s.
Members include:
*
Naphthomycin A
* Naphthomycin B
* Naphthomycin C
[
* Naphthomycin D
* Naphthomycin E
* Naphthomycin F
* Naphthomycin G
* Naphthomycin H
* Naphthomycin I][
* Naphthomycin K][
* Naphthomycin N][
]
Chemical structures
File:Naphthomycin A.svg, Naphthomycin A
File:Naphthomycin B.svg, Naphthomycin B
File:Naphthomycin C.svg, Naphthomycin C
File:Naphthomycin D.svg, Naphthomycin D
File:Naphthomycin E.svg, Naphthomycin E
File:Naphthomycin F.svg, Naphthomycin F
File:Naphthomycin G.svg, Naphthomycin G
References
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Antimicrobials
1,4-Naphthoquinones
Ansamycins