Methanolysis of flambamycin. Formation and the constitutions of flambalactone, methyl flambate, flambatriose isobutyrate and flambatetrose isobutyrate
Abstract
Mild acidic methanolysis of the antibiotic, flambamycin, yields curacin methyl glycoside (2), flambalactone (35), methyl flambate (39), methyl eurekanate, methyl D-evalopyranoside (10), flambatriose (23), flambatriose isobutyrate (26), flambatetrose (27), and flambatetrose isobutyrate (32).