Salinispora tropica

Salinispora tropica
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Subclass: Actinobacteridae
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Micromonosporineae
Family: Micromonosporaceae
Genus: Salinispora
Species: S. tropica
Binomial name
Salinispora tropica
Maldonado et al. 2005

Salinispora tropica is an obligate marine actinomycetes bacterium species. It produces salinosporamide A and salinosporamide B, potential anti-cancer agents.[1][2][3] The type strain is CNB-440T (= ATCC BAA-916T = DSM 44818T).

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References

  1. Fenical, W., P.R. Jensen, M.A. Palladino, K.S. Lam, G.K. Lloyd, and B.C. Potts. 2009. Discovery and development of the anticancer agent salinosporamide A (NPI-0052). Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 17: 2175-2180.
  2. Maldonado, L. A. (2005). "Salinispora arenicola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Salinispora tropica sp. nov., obligate marine actinomycetes belonging to the family Micromonosporaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 55 (5): 1759–1766. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63625-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 16166663.
  3. Williams PG, Buchanan GO, Feling RH, Kauffman CA, Jensen PR, Fenical W (August 2005). "New cytotoxic salinosporamides from the marine Actinomycete Salinispora tropica". The Journal of Organic Chemistry 70 (16): 6196–203. doi:10.1021/jo050511+. PMID 16050677. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

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