HELVOLIC ACID FROM CEPHALOSPORIUM*CAERULENS

Helvolic acid is a mycotoxin originally isolated from A. fumigatus that has broad-spectrum antibiotic activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. At 4-16 mg/L, it acted synergistically with erythromycin (500-2,000 mg/L) in vitro on five multi-drug resistant strains of S. aureus. At 10 mg/kg/d, it reduced tumor growth and prolonged survival synergistically with cyclophosphamide (20 mg/kg/d) in a mouse model of sarcoma but had no effect when administered alone.

Helvolic acid is a mycotoxin with antibacterial activity.

ChEBI: A steroid C-21 acid having a 29-nordammarane skeleton substituted with an acetoxy group at C-16 and oxo groups at C-3 and -7, with double bonds at C-1, -17(20) and -24.

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