''Salinispora tropica'' is an obligate marine actinomycete bacterium species.
It produces
salinosporamide A and
salinosporamide B, potential anti-cancer agents,
as well as the polycyclic
macrolides
The Macrolides are a class of natural products that consist of a large macrocyclic lactone ring to which one or more deoxy sugars, usually cladinose and desosamine, may be attached. The lactone rings are usually 14-, 15-, or 16-membered. Macr ...
sporolide A and B.
See also
* ''
Salinispora arenicola''
* ''
Salinispora pacifica''
References
Further reading
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External links
LPSN*
WORMS entryType strain of ''Salinispora tropica'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Micromonosporaceae
Bacteria described in 2005
Marine microorganisms
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