A new broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic complex, sporaricin. I. Fermentation, isolation and characterization

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1979 Mar;32(3):173-9. doi: 10.7164/antibiotics.32.173.

Abstract

Two new aminoglycoside antibiotics, sporaricins A (C17H35N5O5) and B (C15H32N4O4) produced by a rare actinomycetales, Saccharopolyspora hirsuta subsp. kobensis have been isolated by column chromatography on a cation-exchange resin. Sporaricin A is highly active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria including aminoglycoside-resistant strains.

MeSH terms

  • Aminoglycosides / isolation & purification
  • Aminoglycosides / metabolism
  • Aminoglycosides / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / biosynthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry, Physical
  • Drug Stability
  • Fermentation
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents