Thomas Paululat and co-workers at the University of Siegen in Germany have recently reported on the isolation of grecocycline B from Streptomyces sp. Acta 1362. The new polycyclic compound had an IC50 of 0.52 micromolar against tyrosine phosphatase B1. Interestingly, protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B is a target for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cancer.
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Grecocycline B
Posted by naturalproductman on March 20, 2010
Posted in Angucyclines, Aromatic, Diabetes Type 2, Diseases, Obesity, Polycyclic, SAR studies | Leave a Comment »
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