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A new cytotoxic compound, pterocidin, was isolated from the endophytic Streptomyces hygroscopicus TP-A0451, and the structure was determined on the basis of spectroscopic data. Pterocidin showed cytotoxicity against some human cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 2.9~7.1 µM.
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Igarashi, Y., Miura, Ss., Fujita, T. et al. Pterocidin, a Cytotoxic Compound from the Endophytic Streptomyces hygroscopicus. J Antibiot 59, 193–195 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ja.2006.28
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