Antimycin suna ne da ke nufin rukunin sinadarai masu guba da wasu nau'ikan ƙwayoyin cuta da fungi ke samarwa. An san waɗannan abubuwa don hana haɓakar wasu ƙananan ƙwayoyin cuta kuma galibi ana amfani da su azaman maganin rigakafi ko magungunan kashe qwari. Musamman, Antimycin A shine mai hanawa sarkar numfashi na mitochondrial kuma ana amfani dashi sosai a cikin bincike don bincika rawar numfashi a cikin metabolism na sel.