Process for the preparation of the antibiotic oxanosine
AssigneeZaidan Hojin Biseibutsu Kagaku Kenkyu Kai
InventorsHamao Umezawa, Nobuyoshi Shimada, Hiroshi Naganawa, Tomohisa Takita, Masa Hamada, Tomio Takeuchi
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Abstract
The novel antibiotic, oxanosine, having the structure ##STR1## inhibits the growth of Gram-negative bacteria and has antiviral and carcinostatic activity. It is produced by cultivation of an oxanosine-producing microorganism of the genus Streptomyces, preferably Streptomyces capreolus MG265-CF3, ATCC No. 31963.
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A process for the preparation of the antibiotic oxanosine which comprises cultivating Streptomyces capreolus MG265-CF3, ATCC No. 31963 until a substantial amount of oxanosine is accumulated in the culture medium, and recovering the oxanosine from the culture medium.
A biologically pure culture of Streptomyces capreolus MG265-CF3, ATCC No. 31963.
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