The cyclic hexapeptide, desotamide, was first isolated from a Streptomyces sp. found to produce salinamide A, an inhibitor of bacterial RNA polymerase. Little is known of desotamide's intrinsic activity or potency.
Desotamide is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF and DMSO.
Desotamide is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF and DMSO.
| Molecular Formula | C35H52N8O7 |
| References | Inhibition of bacterial RNA polymerases. Peptide metabolites from the cultures of Streptomyces sp. Shichang M. et al. J. Nat. Prod.1997, 60, 858. |