Sceliphrolactam, a polyene macrocyclic lactam from a wasp-associated Streptomyces sp.

Abstract

A previously unreported 26-membered polyene macrocyclic lactam, sceliphrolactam, was Isolated from an actinomycete, Streptomyces sp., associated with the mud dauber, Sceliphron caementarium. Sceliphrolactam's structure was determined by 1D- and 2D-NMR, MS, UV, and IR spectral analysis. Sceliphrolactam displays antifungal activity against amphotericin B-resistant Candida albicans (MIC = 4 mu g/mL, 8.3 mu M).