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A new epidithiodioxopiperazine compound named verticillin G along with the known compound verticillin D has been isolated from the mycelium of liquid fermentation cultures of a fungal strain Bionectra byssicola F120. The structure of verticillin G was determined on the basis of MS and NMR data. Verticillin G inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus including methicillin-resistant and quinolone-resistant S. aureus with MIC (μg/ml) of 3~10.
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Zheng, CJ., Park, SH., Koshino, H. et al. Verticillin G, a New Antibacterial Compound from Bionectra byssicola. J Antibiot 60, 61–64 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ja.2007.8
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