Product Description: Prothracarcin is an antibiotic with antitumor activity that exerts its tumor cell toxicity by covalently binding to the C-2 amino group of guanine residues in the minor groove of DNA. Prothracarcin also shows antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli[1].
Formula: C14H14N2O
References: [1]Fotso, et al. Limazepines A− F, Pyrrolo [1, 4] benzodiazepine Antibiotics from an Indonesian Micrococcus sp. Journal of natural products 72.4 (2009): 690-695.