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Altromycin B is a novel pluramycin-like antibiotic.

Altromycin B is a member of the pluramycin antibiotic family isolated from South African bush soil. Altromycin B shows selective antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria and has in vivo activity against P388 leukemia, colon cancer, lung cancer, and ovarian cancer.

[1] Synthesis of the Branched C-Glycoside Substructure of Altromycin B