Antibiotic A80915 and process for its production
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorsDavid S. Fukuda, Jon S. Mynderse, Raymond C. Yao
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Abstract
New antibiotic A80915 and its dehydrochlorination derivatives are useful antibacterial agents. Methods of making antibiotic A80915 by culture of Streptomyces aculeolatus, NRRL 18422, and compositions containing an A80915 antibiotic also are provided.
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Antibiotic A80915 comprising components A, B, C, and D, which have the formulas ##STR3## or a dehydrochlorination derivative of A80915.
Antibiotic A80915 which is produced by culturing Streptomyces aculeolatus, NRRL 18422, or an A80915-producing mutant under submerged aerobic conditions in a suitable culture medium until antibiotic A80915 is produced.
A process for producing antibiotic A80915 which comprises cultivating Streptomyces aculeolatus, NRRL 18422, or an A80915-producing mutant in a culture medium containing assimilable sources of carbon, nitrogen, and inorganic salts under submerged aerobic fermentation conditions until antibiotic A80915 is produced.
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