Uses
Thiotropocin is a tropothione Antibiotic with antibacterial activities against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, some phytopathogens and mycoplasma. Thiotropocin causes morphological changes of Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli[1].
Definition
ChEBI: Thiotropocin is a thiocarbonyl compound that is 3,8-dihydrocyclohepta[c][1,2]oxathiole substituted at positions 3, 4 and 8 by oxo, hydroxy, and thiocarbonyl groups, respectively. It is an antibiotic first isolated in 1984 from the fermentation broth of Pseudomonas sp. CB104. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a bacterial metabolite and a marine metabolite. It is an organic hydroxy compound, a thiocarbonyl compound, an organic heterobicyclic compound, a thionoester and an organosulfur heterocyclic compound. It is a tautomer of a tropodithietic acid.
