What is "netropsin"

n. (context biochemistry English) An oligopeptide, first isolated from the actinobacterium ''Streptomyces netropsis'', with antibiotic and antiviral activity.

Netropsin is a polyamide with antibiotic and antiviral activity. Netropsin was discovered by Finlay et al. and first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces netropsis. It belongs to the class of pyrrole-amidine antibiotics. Synonyms for the compound are congocidine and sinanomycin.