Nomenclature
CAS number: 67527-71-3
(
S)-4-Amino-1-[4-[(2-amino-3-hydroxy-1-oxopropyl)amino]-9-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-6-
C-carboxy-2,3,4,7,9-pentadeoxy-α-
l-
talo-non-2-enopyranosyl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2(1
H)-pyrimidinone.
C
19H
30N
8O
9; mol wt 514.49.
C 44.36%, H 5.88%, N 21.78%, O 27.99%.
Description and references
A nucleoside antibiotic with anti-mildew activity
and low toxicity in mammals and fish. Isoln from Streptoverticillium
rimofaciens B-98891 and characterization: S. Harada, T. Kishi, J. Antibiot. 31, 519 (1978).
Taxonomy and fermentation study: T. Iwasa et al., ibid. 511. Structure: S. Harada et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 100, 4895 (1978); Tetrahedron 37, 1317 (1981).
Anti-mildew spectrum: K. Suetomi, T. Kusaka, Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi 4, 349 (1979), C.A. 92, 17012c (1980).
Properties
Hygroscopic solid, mp >300° (monohydrate). [α]D20 +100° (c = 0.5
in water); +78.5° (c = 0.5 in 0.1N HCl). pKa′: 2.8, 4.3, 7.2, >12. uv max (pH 7 and 0.1N NaOH): 271 nm (E1%1cm 164); (0.1N HCl): 280 nm (E1%1cm 247). LD50 in rats, mice: ≈500-1000 mg/kg i.v.; ≈2.5-5.0 g/kg orally (Harada, Kishi).