Description
Polyketomycin is a tetracyclic quinone glycoside with antibacterial, antitumor, and antimalarial ativity produced by Streptomyces diastatochromogenes. Known as an anthracycline antibiotic displaying cytotoxic and growth inhibitory ability against Gram-positive multi drug strains including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Shown in experiments to have potent antitumor activity against multiple cancer cell lines