Antibiotic TAN 420E is the hydroquinone analogue of herbimycin A. It has been patented as an antibacterial, antifungal and antiprotozoan active. The study of Antibiotic TAN 402E has been over-shadowed by the more readily accessible quinone. Little is known of the selectively of the hydroquinone's biological profile compared to that of herbimycin A.
Purity: > 95% by HPLC
Solubility: Soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF or DMSO.
Related to: Antibiotic TAN 420C, Geldanamycin, Herbimycin A, Herbimycin B
