Heronapyrrole B
Application Notes
Heronapyrrole B is a member of a family of farnesylated 2-nitropyrroles isolated from a marine-derived Streptomyces found on the Australian Barrier Reef by Capon and co-workers of the University of Queensland, Australia. Heronapyrrole B is potently active against Gram positive bacteria and has fungistatic activity.
References
- Heronapyrroles A-C: farnesylated 2-nitropyrroles from an Australian marine-derived Streptomyces sp. Raju R. et al. J Org Chem. 2010, 12, 5158.
- Inter-kingdom beach warfare: Microbial chemical communication activates natural chemical defences. Khalil Z. et al. ISME Journal 2019, 13, 147.