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IKD-8344 is a macrocyclic dilactone originally isolated from an actinomycete species and has diverse biological activities, including anticancer, antimicrobial, and anthelmintic properties.1,2,3 It is cytotoxic to L5178Y murine leukemia cells (IC50 = 0.54 ng/ml).1 IKD-8344 inhibits growth of the mycelial form of C. albicans (MIC = 6.25 μg/ml) and potentiates the activity of polymyxin B (Item No. 14157) against the multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacterium B. cenocepacia.2,3 It is active against T. spiralis in vitro and in vivo.1
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1. Structure of a novel macrodiolide antibiotic IKD-
2. Compound IKD-
3. Identification of synergists that potentiate the action of polymyxin B against Burkholderia cenocepacia. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 46(4), 376-380 (2015).