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| Compound class: 
                                                            Natural product
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Boromycin is a polyether macrolide, initially isolated from a new strain of Streptomyces antibioticus (ETH 28 829), and reported as the first boron-containing natural product to be identified [3-4]. It is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound, with potent activity against a number of Gram-positive bacteria, viruses, and protozoan parasites [1-2,4-5]. The Malaria tab on this ligand page provides additional curator comments of relevance to the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY. | 
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| References | 
| 1. Abenoja J, Cotto-Rosario A, O'Connor R. (2021) Boromycin Has Potent Anti-Toxoplasma and Anti-Cryptosporidium Activity. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 65 (4). [PMID:33468470] | 
| 2. de Carvalho LP, Groeger-Otero S, Kreidenweiss A, Kremsner PG, Mordmüller B, Held J. (2021) Boromycin has Rapid-Onset Antibiotic Activity Against Asexual and Sexual Blood Stages of Plasmodium falciparum. Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 11: 802294. [PMID:35096650] | 
| 3. Dunitz JD, Hawley DM, Miklos D, White DN, Berlin Y, Marusić R, Prelog V. (1971) Structure of boromycin. Helv Chim Acta, 54 (6): 1709-13. [PMID:5131791] | 
| 4. Hütter R, Keller-Schierlein W, Knüsel F, Prelog V, Rodgers Jr GC, Suter P, Vogel G, Voser W, Zähner H. (1967) [The metabolic products of microorganisms. Boromycin]. Helv Chim Acta, 50 (6): 1533-9. [PMID:6081908] | 
| 5. Kohno J, Kawahata T, Otake T, Morimoto M, Mori H, Ueba N, Nishio M, Kinumaki A, Komatsubara S, Kawashima K. (1996) Boromycin, an anti-HIV antibiotic. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem, 60 (6): 1036-7. [PMID:8695905] | 
| 6. Moreira W, Aziz DB, Dick T. (2016) Boromycin Kills Mycobacterial Persisters without Detectable Resistance. Front Microbiol, 7: 199. [PMID:26941723] |