Caerulomycin F

Caerulomycin F is a pyridine alkaloid that is 2,2'-bipyridine substituted at position 6 by a hydroxymethyl group and at position 4 by a methoxy group. Isolated from the marine-derived actinomycete Actinoalloteichus cyanogriseus, it exhibits antineoplastic activity. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a marine metabolite and a bacterial metabolite. It is a pyridine alkaloid, an aromatic ether, a monohydroxypyridine and a member of bipyridines. It derives from a hydride of a 2,2'-bipyridine.