Alisamycin, a new antibiotic of the manumycin group. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and biological activity.
Alisamycin is a new member of the manumycin group of antibiotics produced by Streptomyces sp. HIL Y-88,31582, which taxonomically appears to be Streptomyces actuosus. Alisamycin is active against Gram-positive bacteria and fungi, and has a weak antitumour activity.
Franco
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Microbiology Department, Hoechst India Limited, Bombay.
Maurya
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Vijayakumar
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Chatterjee
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Blumbach
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Ganguli
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005285:Fermentation; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011090:Polyenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011090:Polyenes; C072729:alisamycin