Kedarcidin, a new chromoprotein antitumor antibiotic. I, Taxonomy of producing organism, fermentation and biological activity.
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by Japan Antibiotics Research Association in The Journal of Antibiotics
- Vol. 44 (5) , 472-478
- https://doi.org/10.7164/antibiotics.44.472
Abstract
Strain L585-6 (ATCC 53650) is an actinomycete isolated from a soil sample collected in Maharastra State, India. It produces a new chromoprotein antitumor antibiotic, designated kedarcidin. Taxonomic studies demonstrated that strain L585-6 is an unidentified and unknown actinomycete. Kedarcidin shows potent antitumor activity against implanted P388 leukemia (3.3 micrograms/ml/kg) and B16 melanoma (2 micrograms/kg) in mice. Kedarcidin also shows potent antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria but no activity against Gram-negative bacteria.Keywords
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