HIMASTATIN, A NEW ANTITUMOR ANTIBIOTIC FROM STREPTOMYCES-HYGROSCOPICUS .1. TAXONOMY OF PRODUCING ORGANISM, FERMENTATION AND BIOLOGICAL-ACTIVITY

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LAM, KS [1 ]
HESLER, GA [1 ]
MATTEI, JM [1 ]
MAMBER, SW [1 ]
FORENZA, S [1 ]
TOMITA, K [1 ]
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[1] BRISTOL MYERS RES INST, TOKYO RES CTR, MEGURO KU, TOKYO 153, JAPAN
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10.7164/antibiotics.43.956
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Strain C39108-P210-51 (ATCC 53653), an actinomycete isolated from a soil sample collected in India, was found to produce a new antitumor antibiotic, designated himastatin. Taxonomic studies on its morphological, cultural and physiological characteristics identified this producing strain as Streptomyces hygroscopicus C39108-P210-51. Himastatin shows antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria but it is inactive against Gram-negative bacteria. Himastatin prolongs the life span of mice inoculated with P388 leukemia and B16 melanoma cells. © 1990, JAPAN ANTIBIOTICS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. All rights reserved.
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