Table 1.

Some microbial anti‐tumour compounds.

Group	Example(s)
Aromatic polyketides (anthracyclines)	Daunorubicin, doxorubicin (adriamycin), epirubicin, pirirubicin, idarubicin, valrubicin, amrubicin
Glycopeptides	Bleomycin, phleomycin
Non‐ribosomal peptides	Actinomycin D (dactinomycin)
Anthracenones	Mithramycin, streptozotecin, pentostatin
Quinones	Mitosanes mitomycin C
Polyketides	Enediynes calicheamycin
Indolocarbazoles	Glycosides rebeccamycin
Polyketides	Macrolide lactones epotihilones, ixebepilone
Nucleosides	2″‐deoxycoformycin (pentostatin)
Halogenated compounds	Salinosporamide A