β-Apooxytetracycline is a potential impurity found in commercial preparations of oxytetracycline. β-Apooxytetracycline is a degradation product formed from oxytetracycline via acid hydrolysis. It has a relative potency of 0.1 compared with oxytetracycline for inhibiting the growth of aerobic sludge bacteria, an MIC50 value of 32 mg/L for tetracycline-sensitive strains of Pseudomonas, and MIC50 values of greater than 32 mg/L for tetracycline-sensitive strains of Agrobacterium, Moraxella, and Bacillus, as well as tetracycline-resistant strains of E. coli. β-Apooxytetracycline (10 mg/kg) is toxic to rats, decreasing body weight, disrupting blood cell counts, and inducing hepatocyte necrosis.
Epianhydrotetracycline (EATC) is a degradation product of the antibiotic tetracycline .1 EATC is active against Pseudomonas, Agrobacterium, Moraxella, Bacillus, and E. coli (MIC50s = 0.75-16 mg/L).
N-3-oxo-hexadecanoyl-L-Homoserine lactone is an unusual, substituted, long-chain N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) produced by some bacteria, including strains of Agrobacterium vitis and Pseudomonas. Like other AHLs, this C16-containing form is thought to be involved in quorum sensing. Substituted, long-chain AHLs, including N-3-oxo-tetradecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone , prime for systemic acquired resistance to pathogen attack in plants.
Agrochelin, an alkaloid cytotoxic antibiotic, is synthesized via fermentation of a marine Agrobacterium sp. This compound demonstrates cytotoxic activity against tumor cell lines.
Diacetyl Agrochelin, an acetyl derivative of Agrochelin, is a compound synthesized through the fermentation of marine Agrobacterium sp. It possesses cytotoxic properties against tumor cell lines.