Insights Into the Bioactivity of Mensacarcin and Epoxide Formation by Msno8.
Maier, S., Pflueger, T., Loesgen, S., Asmus, K., Broetz, E., Paululat, T., Zeeck, A., Andrade, S., Bechthold, A.(2014) Chembiochem 15: 749
- PubMed: 24554499 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201300704
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4US5 - PubMed Abstract: 
Mensacarcin, a potential antitumour drug, is produced by Streptomyces bottropensis. The structure consists of a three-membered ring system with many oxygen atoms. Of vital importance in this context is an epoxy moiety in the side chain of mensacarcin. Our studies with different mensacarcin derivatives have demonstrated that this epoxy group is primarily responsible for the cytotoxic effect of mensacarcin ...