Other bioactive productsOther bioactive products U 1300Isolation and Synthesis of Tryptamine Derivatives from a Symbiotic Bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophilus PC. -Nematophin (I) and its diastereomeric analogue (II) are isolated from strain XR-PC of a symbiotic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophilus, which is newly isolated from Korean entomopathogenic nematodes. Nematophin exhibits potent antibacterial activities over several strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) comparable to those of vancomycin. -(PAIK*, S.; PARK, M. K.; JHUN, S. H.; PARK, H. K.; LEE, C. S.; CHO, B. R.; BYUN, H. S.; CHOE, S. B.; SUH, S. I.; Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 24 (2003) 5, 623-626; Fac. Chem. Mater. Eng., Keimyung Univ., Taegu 704-701, S. Korea; Eng.) -H. Haber 45-209
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