Term Name: cystothiazole A
Synonyms: (+)-cystothiazole A, Cystothiazole A, melithiazole E, methyl (2E,4R,5S,6E)-3,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-7-[2'-(propan-2-yl)-2,4'-bi-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]hepta-2,6-dienoate
Definition: An organonitrogen heterocyclic antibiotic that is 2,4'-bi-1,3-thiazole substituted by an isopropyl group at position 2' and a 3,5,7-trimethoxy-4-methyl-7-oxohepta-1,5-dien-1-yl group at position 4 (the 2E,4R,5S,6E stereoisomer). It is isolated from the culture broth of myxobacterium, Cystobacter fuscus, and exhibits antifungal and cytotoxic activity.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:65716]  ( EBI )

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is a type of: 1,3-thiazoles biaryl enoate ester enol ether methyl ester organonitrogen heterocyclic antibiotic
has_role: antifungal agent antineoplastic agent bacterial metabolite