An antifungal activity against Mucorhiemalis was detected in the culture broth of Sorangium cellulosum (Myxococcales) strain So ce90. The activity was excreted into the supernatant during the log and early stationary phase. Whenthe adsorber resin XAD-16was added to the culture, the active metabolites were quantitatively bound to the resin. The epothilons showed a high cytotoxicity for animal cells and mimic the biological effects oftaxol (Bollag et al, Cancer Res. 55: 2325~2333, 1995).In our screening program for secondary metabolites from myxobacteria, we detected metabolites with a narrowantifungal spectrum: they were inhibitory for Mucor hiemalis only. They were first seen in the culture broth of Sorangium cellulosum strain So ce90 and turned out to be novel macrocyclic polyketides1}.
How similar must a compound be to taxol in order to displace it from its binding site on microtubules? The microbial secondary metabolites epothilones A (1a) and B (1b) provide an answer to this question. These comparatively small, simply constructed, and highly cytotoxic macrolides surprisingly show no similarity to taxol, according to X‐ray and NMR spectroscopic results.
What are myxobacteria?Myxobacteria are Gram-negative eubacteria with relatively large (0.6-1.2 by 3-15 m) rod-shaped cells. They live in soil and related habitats and are famous for three capabilities: (i) they move by gliding and their colonies are therefore thin, film-like swarms that spread gradually over the culture plate; (ii) they have sophisticated intercellular communication systems and a highly developed social life; and (iii) they show a remarkable morphogenetic potential, which is expressed on two levels. In a co-operative morphogenesis involving 10 5 -10 6 cells, induced by starvation conditions, they may produce a fruiting body. Within the maturing fruiting body, a cellular morphogenesis takes place, during which the vegetative cells convert into desiccation-resistant myxospores. It might also be mentioned that myxobacteria have the largest genomes of all bacteria (9500-10 000 kbp) and a DNA with a G þ C content of 66-72 mol%. Details can be found in several reviews (Reichenbach and
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