Process for producing A83850 antibiotics

• Main Authors: YAO; RAYMOND C, HAMILL; ROBERT L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.02.1993
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

New glycopeptide antibiotic A83850, comprising A83850A, and A83850B, is produced by Amycolatopsis albus strain NRRL 18532. A83850A and A83850B can be reduced to give new biologically active derivatives. The A83850 antibiotics have activity against Gram-positive bacteria comparable to that of vancomy...