Aclacinomycin A-inhibition of phage phi X174 DNA synthesis in vitro.

Aclacinomycin A inhibited the in vitro conversion of phage phi X174 single-stranded DNA to the replicative form DNA. DNA synthesis was inhibited by 50% in the presence of 15 microM aclacinomycin A. The inhibition was competitive with respect to template DNA (Ki = 13 microM) and was reversed by addition of Escherichia coli cell extracts. Short complementary strands approximately one-third of unit length molecule were synthesized in the presence of 15 microM aclacinomycin A. The data suggest that aclacinomycin A may inhibit the process of phi X174 DNA chain elongation by a direct interaction with the E. coli host enzymes.