Sodium Hydroxide → Methyl 2,5,7-trihydroxy-2-methyl-6,11-dioxo-4-{[2,3,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)hexopyranosyl]oxy}-1,2,3,4,6,11-hexahydrotetracene-1-carboxylate

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A solution of 100 mg of auramycin A in 50 ml of 0.5% hydrochloric acid was hydrolyzed at room temperature for 40 minutes. The reaction mixture was neutralised by dilute sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with 100 ml of chloroform twice. The chloroform extracts were combined and concentrated in vacuo to a small volume. The concentrate was chromatographed with thin layer chromatography plates (chloroform:methanol, 5:1). The bands containing auramycin C and D were scraped off, extracted with a solvent mixture of chloroform and methanol (4:1) and concentrated in vacuo to dryness to give 12 mg of pure auramycin C and 35 mg of auramycin D.

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