Capricostatin A
Application Notes
Capricostatin A is a major analogue of a parallel series of analogues of geministatin A, a recently described depside antibiotic isolated from the fungus Austroacremonium gemini. Capricostatin A contains a Δ15,16 double bond in the C15 side-chain and is the Δ18,19 dihydro analogue of geministatin A. Capricostatin A exhibits potent antibacterial activity and no cytotoxic activity.
References
- Geministatins: new depside antibiotics from the fungus Austroacremonium gemini. Crombie A. et al. J. Antibiot. 2024, 77, 639.
- The aquastatin biosynthetic gene cluster encodes a versatile polyketide synthase capable of synthesising heteromeric depsides with diverse alkyl side chains. Sbaraini N. et al. Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 18872.



