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undecylprodigiosin

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More on Prodigiosin Definition: 4-Methoxy-5-((5-methyl-4-pentyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl)- 2,2'-bi-1H-pyrrole. A toxic, bright red tripyrrole pigment from Serratia marcescens and others. It has antibacterial, anticoccidial, antimalarial, and antifungal activities, but is used mainly as a biochemical tool.  an antibiotic from Serratia marcescens & others; do not confuse with PRODIGIOZAN, another antibiotic from same source; /biosyn permitted if by micro-organism   
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undecylprodigiosin [ 2-((3-methoxy-5-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl)-5-undecyl-1H-pyrrole,red pigment, undecylprodigiosin,undecylprodigiosin hydrochloride ] 52340-48-4   Prodigiosin/analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Anti-Bacterial Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents 		J Gen Microbiol 1985;131 (Pt 9):2431

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