title: Metabolic products of microoorganisms. 163. Desferritriacetylfusigen, an antibiotic from Aspergillus deflectus.
abstract: Aspergillus deflectus CBS 109.55 when grown on an iron-free medium produces several antibiotics; one of these was isolated and identified as desferritriacetylfusigen. It inhibits the growth of bacteria, whereas yeasts and fungi are not or only weakly affected.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D009952:Ornithine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009952:Ornithine