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- Title
Binding of a non-β-lactam antibiotic to penicillin-binding proteins.
- Authors
Nozaki, Y.; Katayama, N.; Ono, H.; Tsubotani, S.; Harada, S.; Okazaki, H.; Nakao, Y.
- Abstract
In the search for new β-lactam antibiotics of natural origin, the discoveries of cephamycins1and sulfazecins2 (monobactams3) were important turning points in that they accelerated many screening efforts aimed at other new compounds. In our target-directed screening for β-lactam antibiotics using β-lactam hypersensitive mutants4,5, we have examined Gram-negative bacteria isolated from natural habitats and have recently reported several types of β-lactam antibiotics such as cephabacins6,7 and formadicins8. Here we report a novel antibiotic, lactivicin, found using this system. Although lactivicin has various biological activities commonly observed in β-lactam antibiotics, it does not possess a β-lactam ring in its molecule, but has the unique structure of a dicyclic dipeptide.
- Publication
Nature, 1987, Vol 325, Issue 6100, p179
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/325179a0