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IKD-8344 is a macrocyclic dilactone originally isolated from an actinomycete species and has diverse biological activities, including anticancer, antimicrobial, and anthelmintic properties.1,2,3 It is cytotoxic to L5178Y murine leukemia cells (IC50 = 0.54 ng/ml).1 IKD-8344 inhibits growth of the mycelial form of C. albicans (MIC = 6.25 μg/ml) and potentiates the activity of polymyxin B against the multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacterium B. cenocepacia.2,3 It is active against T. spiralis in vitro and in vivo.1 | [Uses]
IKD-8344 is a macrocyclic dilactone originally isolated from an actinomycete species and has diverse biological activities, including anticancer, antimicrobial, and anthelmintic properties. It is cytotoxic to L5178Y murine leukemia cells (IC50=0.54 ng/ml).1 IKD-8344 inhibits growth of the mycelial form of C. albicans (MIC=6.25 μg/mL) and potentiates the activity of polymyxin B against the multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacterium B. cenocepacia. | [References]
1. Minami, Y., Yoshida, K., Azuma, R., et al. Structure of a novel macrodiolide antibiotic IKD-8344 Tetrahedron Lett. 33(48),7373-7376(1992).
2. Hwang, E.I., Yun, B.S., Yeo, W.H., et al. Compound IKD-8344, a selective growth inhibitor against the mycelial form of Candida albicans, isolated from Streptomyces sp. A6792 J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15(4),909-912(2005).
3. Loutet, S.A., El-Halfawy, O.M., Jassem, A.N., et al. Identification of synergists that potentiate the action of polymyxin B against Burkholderia cenocepacia Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 46(4),376-380(2015). |
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