Chemical screening of extracts of Actinomycetes strains has led to the dete
ction, isolation, and structure elucidation of the new cyclic depsipeptide
rakicidin C (1). The secondary metabolite from Streptomyces sp. (strain GT
61042) is built-up from glutamine, N-methyl glycine, 4-amino-(2E,4)pentadie
noic acid, and 3-hydroxy-2,4,6,8-tetramethylnonanoic acid.