Tubulysin B is a highly cytotoxic peptide and potent microtubule destabilizing agent isolated from the myxobacteria Archangium geophyra and Angiococcus disciformis. Tubulysin B has IC50 values in the picomolar range against many cancer cell lines, including those with multidrug-resistant properties. It is a cytotoxic activity tubulysin which inhibits tubulin polymerization and leads to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
ChEBI: Tubulysin B is a butyrate ester.
Tubulysin B has IC50s of 0.6 and 0.9 nM against KB and A549 tumors cell lines, respectively.