Structure and synthesis of an immunoactive lipopeptide, WS1279, of microbial origin.

Y Tsuda, Y Okada, M Tanaka, N Shigematsu, Y Hori, T Goto, M Hashimoto

Index: Chem. Pharm. Bull. 39 , 607, (1991)

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Abstract

The structure of WS1279, isolated from Streptomyces sp. as an immunoactive lipopeptide, has been deduced on the basis of chemical and physical evidence as S-[2,3-bis(palmitoyloxy)propyl]-N alpha-palmitoyl-Cys-Asn-Ser-Gly-Gly-Ser- OH. This was confirmed by synthesis.