Pyrocoll is a compound produced by Streptomyces sp. AK409 with antiparasitic and antitumor effects. It has activity against Arthrobacter bacteria, with an MIC of 1-10 μg/mL. It has a moderate anti-plasmodium effect, and its IC50 for Plasmodium facipaum is 1.19 μg/mL (standard chloroquine is 0.078 μg/mL). It also inhibits the growth of tumor cells. The IC50 pairs of HM02, HepG2 and MCF 7 cells are 0.23, 0.42 and 2.2 μg/mL, respectively.