Actinorhodin

Actinorhodin is a blue-pigmented, redox-active microbial secondary metabolite. Actinorhodin is a potent, bacteriostatic, pH-responsive antibiotic. Actinorhodin exhibits antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria[1].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[1397-77-9]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Antibiotic; Bacterial

Related Pathways

Anti-infection

Field of Research

Infection

Smiles

O=C1C2=C(O)C(C3=CC(O)=C(C(C4=C([C@H](O[C@@H](C4)CC(O)=O)C)C5=O)=O)C5=C3O)=CC(O)=C2C(C6=C1[C@H](O[C@@H](C6)CC(O)=O)C)=O

Molecular Formula

C32H26O14

Molecular Weight

634.54

References & Citations

[1]Mak S, et al. Actinorhodin is a redox-active antibiotic with a complex mode of action against Gram-positive cells. Mol Microbiol. 2017 Nov;106 (4) :597-613.