Term Name: | viridicatin |
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Synonyms: | 2,3-dihydroxy-4-phenylquinoline, 3-hydroxy-4-phenylcarbostyril, 3-hydroxy-4-phenylquinolin-2(1H)-one |
Definition: | A hydroxyquinolone that is 3-hydroxyuinolin-2(1H)-one which is substituted at position 4 by a phenyl groups. Isolated from the mycelium of several Penicillium species, it exhibits strong antibiotic activity against M. tuberculosis and also against B. subtilis, S. aureus and S. cerevisiae. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:140443] ( EBI ) |