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Synonyms: chlorobiocin | RP 18,631
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Clorobiocin was originally isolated from the actinomycete Streptomyces roseochromogenes and belongs to the aminocoumarins.
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Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects ![]() |
Clorobiocin is a potent inhibitor of DNA gyrase, a type II DNA topoisomerase that catalyzes the negative supercoiling of DNA and is essential in all bacteria but absent from higher eukaryotes [2-3]. |