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Actinoplanes
Actinoplanes utahensis on agar plate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Micromonosporales
Family: Micromonosporaceae
Genus: Actinoplanes
Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type species
Actinoplanes philippinensis
Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Ampullariella Couch 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • "Ampullaria" Couch 1963
  • Amorphosporangium Couch 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Actinoplanes is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae. [1] They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores. Actinoplanes species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug acarbose [2] and to the antibiotic validamycin), teicoplanin, and ramoplanin.

Species

Actinoplanes comprises the following species: [3]

References

  1. ^ Euzéby, J. P. "Genus Actinoplanes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. www.bacterio.cict.fr. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ Laube, Heiner (March 2002). "Acarbose An Update of Its Therapeutic Use in Diabetes Treatment". Clinical Drug Investigation. 22 (3): 141–156. doi: 10.2165/00044011-200222030-00001.
  3. ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Actinoplanes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 18, 2022.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Actinoplanes
Actinoplanes utahensis on agar plate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Micromonosporales
Family: Micromonosporaceae
Genus: Actinoplanes
Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type species
Actinoplanes philippinensis
Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Ampullariella Couch 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • "Ampullaria" Couch 1963
  • Amorphosporangium Couch 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Actinoplanes is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae. [1] They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores. Actinoplanes species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug acarbose [2] and to the antibiotic validamycin), teicoplanin, and ramoplanin.

Species

Actinoplanes comprises the following species: [3]

References

  1. ^ Euzéby, J. P. "Genus Actinoplanes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. www.bacterio.cict.fr. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ Laube, Heiner (March 2002). "Acarbose An Update of Its Therapeutic Use in Diabetes Treatment". Clinical Drug Investigation. 22 (3): 141–156. doi: 10.2165/00044011-200222030-00001.
  3. ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Actinoplanes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 18, 2022.



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