X-Ray crystal structure of a silver complex of antibiotic X-537A; a structure enclosing two metal ions
Abstract
The X-ray structure analysis of the Ag+ salt of the oxygen-containing antibiotic, X-537A, reveals a dimeric cylindrical-like structure for the complex with a hydrophobic exterior and two Ag+ ions on the inside of the cylinder; each Ag+ ion complexes to five oxygen atoms and one phenyl ring.