Kalafungin

Kalafungin

Kalafungin

Chemical compound

Kalafungin is a substance discovered in the 1960s and found to act as a broad-spectrum antibiotic in vitro. It was isolated from a strain of the bacterium Streptomyces tanashiensis.[1][2]

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It is not known to be marketed anywhere in the world.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Bergy ME (July 1968). "Kalafungin, a new broad spectrum antibiotic. Isolation and characterization". The Journal of Antibiotics. 21 (7): 454–7. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.21.454. PMID 4303501.
  2. [2]
    Johnson LE, Dietz A (December 1968). "Kalafungin, a new antibiotic produced by Streptomyces tanashiensis strain Kala". Applied Microbiology. 16 (12): 1815–21. doi:10.1128/AEM.16.12.1815-1821.1968. PMC 547777. PMID 5726156.
  3. [3]
    "Kalafungin search results". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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