Sparsomycin

Synonyms

2-Propenamide, N-(1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(((methylthio)methyl)sulfinyl)ethyl)-3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-methyl-2,4-dioxo-5-pyrimidinyl)-, (R-(R,S-(E)))-

An antitumor antibiotic produced by Streptomyces sparsogenes. It inhibits protein synthesis in 70S and 80S ribosomal systems.