MC21-A (bromophene) is an bactericidal
antibiotic
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting pathogenic bacteria, bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the therapy ...
isolated from the O-BC30 strain of a new
marine bacterium
Marine prokaryotes are marine bacteria and marine archaea. They are defined by their habitat as prokaryotes that live in Marine habitat, marine environments, that is, in the saline water, saltwater of seas or oceans or the brackish water of ...
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Pseudoalteromonas phenolica
''Pseudoalteromonas phenolica'' is a marine bacterium species in the genus ''Pseudoalteromonas
''Pseudoalteromonas'' is a genus of marine bacteria. In 1995, Gauthier ''et al'' proposed ''Pseudoalteromonas'' as a new genus to be split from ''Al ...
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References
Antibiotics
Bromoarenes
Phenols
Biphenyls
Bromine-containing natural products
Diols
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