Title: Pyridomycin
CAS Registry Number: 18791-21-4
CAS Name: 3-Hydroxy-
N-[(2
Z,5
R,6
S,9
S,10
S,11
R)-10-hydroxy-5,11-dimethyl-2-(1-methylpropylidene)-3,7,12-trioxo-9-(3-pyridinylmethyl)-1,4-dioxa-8-azacyclododec-6-yl]-2-pyridinecarboxamide
Molecular Formula: C27H32N4O8
Molecular Weight: 540.56
Percent Composition: C 59.99%, H 5.97%, N 10.36%, O 23.68%
Literature References: Antimycobacterial antibiotic substance produced by
Streptomyces albidofuscus Okami et Umezawa, nov sp., renamed
S. pyridomyceticus. Isoln: Maeda
et al., J. Antibiot. 6A, 140 (1953); K. Yagishita,
ibid. 7A, 143 (1954). Degradation studies: Maeda,
ibid. 10A, 94 (1957). Structure: Koyama
et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1967, 3587; H. Ogawara
et al., Chem. Pharm. Bull. 16, 679 (1968). Synthetic study: M. Kinoshita, M. Awamura,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 51, 869 (1978); M. Kinoshita
et al., ibid. 3595. Production:
JP 54 7048;
JP 55 1349;
JP 56 9566 (1954, 1955, 1956 all to Nippon Antibiotic Subst. Sci. Assoc.).
Properties: Crystals from ethanol, mp 222°. uv max (ethanol): 303 nm (E1%1cm 209). Soluble in lower alcohols, ethyl or butyl acetate, benzene, acetone, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran. Practically insol in water.
Melting point: mp 222°
Absorption maximum: uv max (ethanol): 303 nm (E1%1cm 209)
Derivative Type: Hydrochloride
Properties: Crystals, mp 194-196°. Freely sol in water. [a]D16 -53.2° (water). pH of aq solns about 2.0. LD50 i.p. in mice: >2100 mg/kg (Yagishita).
Melting point: mp 194-196°
Optical Rotation: [a]D16 -53.2° (water)
Toxicity data: LD50 i.p. in mice: >2100 mg/kg (Yagishita)