lactimidomycin lactimidomycin lactimidomycin is a glutarimide antibiotic derived from the bacteria streptomyces amphibiosporus. it has antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer properties, acting as a direct inhibitor of protein translation in ribosomes. antiviral activity is seen against a variety of rna viruses including flaviviruses such as dengue fever, kunjin virus and modoc virus, as well as vesicular stomatitis virus and poliovirus. as lactimidomycin is a natural product containing an unusual unsaturated 12-membered lactone ring, it has been the subject of numerous total synthesis approaches. lactimidomycinidentifiers iupac name 4--4-oxooct-6-enyl]piperidine-2,6-dione cas number134869-15-1 ypubchem cid11669726chemspider9844457chemblchembl1221911chemical and physical dataformulac26h35no6molar mass457.558 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles n2c(=o)cc(cc2=o)cc(o)cc(=o)c(c)\c=c(/c)\c1oc(=o)c=cccc=cc=cc1c inchi inchi=1s/c26h35no6/c1-17-10-8-6-4-5-7-9-11-25(32)33-26(17)19(3)12-18(2)22(29)16-21(28)13-20-14-23(30)27-24(31)15-20/h4,6,8-12,17-18,20-21,26,28h,5,7,13-16h2,1-3h3,(h,27,30,31)/b6-4+,10-8-,11-9+,19-12+/t17-,18-,21+,26+/m0/s1key:oyokhbhotqdipm-brhohssqsa-n