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O-Deacetylravidomycin is a more active and stable analogue of the ravidomycin complex.

O-Deacetylravidomycin is the more active and stable analogue of the ravidomycin complex produced by Streptomyces ravidus. The metabolite shows potent, light-dependent antitumour activity. O-Deacetylravidomycin, like the related gilvocarcins and chrysomycins, is thought to act as a topoisomerase II inhibitor.