isolation and structural determination
Nakamura G, Kobayashi K, Sakurai T, Isono K.: Cationomycin, a new polyether ionophore antibiotic produced by Actinomadura Nov. sp.
J Antibiot, 34(11): 1513-1514 (1981)
Nakamura G, Isono K.: A new species of Actinomadura producing a polyether antibiotic, cationomycin.
J Antibiot, 36(11): 1468-1472 (1983)
biological studies by other groups
Gibot S, Jeminet G, Juillard J, Gumila C, Ancelin ML, Vial H, Delort AM.: Cationomycin and monensin partition between serum proteins and erythrocyte membrane: consequences for Na+ and K+ transport and antimalarial activities.
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