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Olivomycins

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Definition: A mixture of several closely related glycosidic antibiotics obtained from Actinomyces (or Streptomyces) olivoreticuli. They are used as fluorescent dyes that bind to DNA and prevent both RNA and protein synthesis and are also used as antineoplastic agents.     
Pharmacological Action Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Fluorescent Dyes; Protein Synthesis Inhibitors 		Other names Olivomycin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
demethylolivomycin B  86917-63-7   *Olivomycins. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1988;41(1):68
demethylolivomycin A  86917-61-5   *Olivomycins. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1988;41(1):68
olivomycin A  6988-58-5 olivomycin D, 3(B)-O-(2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-4-O-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl)  Olivomycins. J Med Chem 1980;24(3):376

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