Heronapyrrole B is a farnesylated 2-nitropyrrole bacterial metabolite that has been found in Streptomyces and has antibacterial activity.1,2 It is active against the Gram-positive bacteria S. aureus and B. subtilis (MICs = 1.8 and 7.5 μM, respectively) but not Gram-negative P. aeruginosa or E. coli.1
1.Raju, R., Piggott, A.M., Diaz, L.X.B., et al.Heronapyrroles A-C: farnesylated 2-nitropyrroles from an Australian marine-derived Streptomyces spOrg. Lett.12(22)5158-5161(2010)
2.Matsuo, T., Hashimoto, S., Nishikawa, K., et al.Total synthesis and complete stereochemical assignment of heronapyrroles A and BTetrahedron Letters565345-5348(2015)
