cytorhodin X
Cytorhodin A, 7-de[[2,3,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-4-O-[[2S-[2α,5β(2R*,5R*,6R*),6β]]-tetrahydro-6-methyl-5-[(tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]-2H-pyran-2-yl]-α-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-9-O-[2,3,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-α-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl]- (9CI)
Cytorhodin X is a cytotoxic antibiotic. Cytorhodin X can inhibit the proliferation of L1210 murine leukemia cells, with an ED50 of 0.36 μM[1].
References
[1] Hedtmann U, et al. The new cytotoxic antibiotic cytorhodin X, an unusual anthracyclinone-9 alpha-glycoside. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1992 Aug;45(8):1373-5. DOI:10.7164/antibiotics.45.1373
