Novobiocin, also known as albamycin or cathomycin, is an aminocoumarin antibiotic that is produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces niveus, which has recently been identified as a subjective synonym for S. spheroides a member of the order Actinobacteria . Other aminocoumarin antibiotics include clorobiocin and coumermycin A1. Novobiocin was first reported in the mid-1950s (then called streptonivicin).

CAS：303-81-1
中文别名：
英文别名：Notonesomycin;Benzamide, N-[7-[[3-O-(aminocarbonyl)-6-deoxy-5-C-methyl-4-O-methyl-α-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-4-hydroxy-8-methyl-2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-3;Novobiocin;
分子式：C31H36N2O11
分子量：612.624
精确质量：612.232
Psa：200.01
Logp：4.4004

UNII：17EC19951N

密度：1.42g/cm3
沸点：848.2ºC at 760mmHg
闪点：466.8ºC