8. Abikoviromycin

Nomenclature

CAS number: 31774-33-1
(1aR,7E,7aS)-7-Ethylidene-1a,2,3,7-tetrahydrocyclopent[b]oxireno[c]pyridine; 4,4a-epoxy-5-ethylidene-2,3,4,4a-tetrahydro-5H-1-pyridine; abicoviromycin; latumcidin.
C10H11NO; mol wt 161.20.
C 74.51%, H 6.88%, N 8.69%, O 9.93%.

Description and references

Antiviral antibiotic produced by Streptomyces abikoensis and Streptomyces rubescens. Chromatographic isoln from broth cultures: Umezawa et al., Jpn. Med. J. 4, 331 (1951); C.A. 46, 7167 (1952); Umezawa, JP 54 6200 (1954 to Nippon). Identity with latumcidin: Sakagami et al., J. Antibiot. 11A, 231 (1958). Structure: Gurevich et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1968, 2209. Stereochemistry: Kono et al., J. Antibiot. 23, 572 (1970) PubMed; Gurevich et al., Khim. Prir. Soedin. 7, 104 (1971); C.A. 75, 5752e (1971). Crystal and molecular structure of the selenate: Y. Kono et al., Acta Crystallogr. B27, 2341 (1971). In vitro antiviral activity: V. M. Roikhel, N. A. Zeitlenok, Antibiotiki 14, 969 (1969) PubMed; C.A. 72, 19394q (1969).

Chemical structure

Properties

Highly unstable and polymerizes promptly on isolation even at 50°; however, it can be handled in dilute solutions and in the form of its salts. uv max (neutral ethanol or 0.1N KOH): 218, 244, 289 nm (log ε 3.83, 3.99, 3.94); (0.1N HCl) 236, 341 nm (log ε 3.99, 4.05).