1972 Volume 25 Issue 3 Pages 171-178
Melinacidins II, III and IV are new antibacterial agents produced by Acrostalagmus cinnabarinus var. melinacidinus. All three melinacidins belong to the "3, 6-epidithiadiketopiperazine" group of antibiotics, and appear to be related to but distinct from chaetocin and verticillin A.