Alisamycin, a new antibiotic of the manumycin group. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and biological activity

C M Franco; R Maurya; E K Vijayakumar; S Chatterjee; J Blumbach; B N Ganguli

doi:10.7164/antibiotics.44.1289

Alisamycin, a new antibiotic of the manumycin group. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and biological activity

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1991 Dec;44(12):1289-93. doi: 10.7164/antibiotics.44.1289.

Authors

C M Franco¹, R Maurya, E K Vijayakumar, S Chatterjee, J Blumbach, B N Ganguli

Affiliation

¹ Microbiology Department, Hoechst India Limited, Bombay.

PMID: 1778780
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.44.1289

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / biosynthesis
Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Fermentation
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Polyenes / isolation & purification
Polyenes / pharmacology
Streptomyces / classification
Streptomyces / metabolism

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Polyenes
alisamycin