Enopeptin A
Application Notes
Enopeptin A is an unusual depsipeptide featuring a pentaenone side chain, reported as an antiviral by researchers at RIKEN in 1991. Enopeptin A has potent antibacterial activity against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, including MRSA. Enopeptin A is the most non-polar of the acyldepsipeptide (ADEP) antibiotics which include the recently rediscovered compounds, A54556 A and B, that act by activating and disregulating Clp-family proteins.
References
- The structure of enopeptins A and B, novel depsipeptide antibiotics. Koshino H. et al., Tetrahedron Letters 1991, 32, 7707.
- Enopeptin A, a novel depsipeptide antibiotic with anti-bacteriophage activity. Osada H. et al., J. Antibiot. 1991, 44, 1436.
- Structures of ClpP in complex with acyldepsipeptide antibiotics reveal its activation mechanism. Lee B-G. et al., Nature Struct. Mol. Biol. 2010, 17, 471.



