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UK-2A, a novel antifungal antibiotic, is a structural relative of antimycin A3 (AA) and its mode of action is similar to that of AA which inhibits mitochondrial electron transport at complex III. In spite of their structural resemblance, AA had strong cytotoxicity while UK-2A had little cytotoxicity against LLC-PK1 cells as well as other types of cultured cells. When cells were treated with UK-2A or with AA the intracellular ATP content decreased significantly within 5 minutes in glucose-free medium to almost the same extent in both cases. Moreover, under the same conditions, UK-2A killed cells at a similar rate to AA. This suggested that UK-2A entered into the cells and, like AA, inhibited mitochondrial electron transport. On the other hand, AA stimulated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production within 5 minutes even at a low concentration of 1 microM whereas UK-2A did not show such an effect. The difference in the ROS-producing abilities of UK-2A and AA may account for the different cytotoxic effects of the two compounds.

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UK-2A, B, C and D, Novel Antifungal Antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02. IV. Comparative Studies of UK-2A with Antimycin A3 on Cytotoxic Activity and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in LLC-PK1 Cells.