Pyrrolnitrin, isolated from Pseudomonas
species, is highly active against fungi,
particularly trichophyte species.
Pyrrolnitrin from Pseudomonas cepacia has been used as a standard in the detection of pyrrolnitrin in Serratia marcescens cell culture extract.
ChEBI: A member of the class of pyrroles carrying chloro and 3-chloro-2-nitrophenyl substituents at positions 3 and 4 respectively.
Pyrrolnitrin was found in the cells of Pseudomonas pyrrocinia grownin a medium containing a high concentration of inorganic phosphate.It was discovered by Arima of the University of Tokyo in collaboration with Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Industries Co. in 1965.
Pyrrolnitrin shows strong activity against a variety of fungi and weak activity against grampositive bacteria.
Pyrrolnitrin blocks the terminal electron transport between succinate or reduced NADH and coenzyme Q. In mitochondria preparations of S. cerevisiae, the antibiotic inhibited succinate oxidase, NADH oxidase, succinate cythochrome C reductase, and NADH-cytochrome C reductase. Pyrrolnitrin is involved in many cellular processes such as oxidative stress, electron transport, DNA and RNA synthesis.
