Antibiotic W-10 complex, antibiotic 20561 and antibiotic 20562 as antifungal agents
AssigneeSchering Corporation
InventorsDavid Taplin, Marvin J. Weinstein, Raymond T. Testa, Joseph A. Marquez, Mahesh G. Patel
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Abstract
A novel antibiotic complex exhibiting antifungal activity is produced by fermenting a novel species of bacteria from the genus Aeromonas, the bacterium being herein designated Aeromonas sp. W-10. The antibiotic complex is comprised of at least three and possibly as many as six components and has been designated Antibiotic W-10 Complex. Two members of the complex have been isolated in substantially pure form and are designated Antibiotic 20561 and Antibiotic 20562, the antibiotics exhibiting substantial antifungal activity.
Claims4
A method of eliciting an antifungal effect in a mammal having a fungal infection which comprises administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective quantity of a composition of matter selected from the group consisting of Antibiotic W-10 Complex, Antibiotic 20561 and Antibiotic 20562.
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