HERBIMYCIN, A NEW ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCED BY A STRAIN OF STREPTOMYCES

SATOSHI OMURA; YUZURU IWAI; YOKO TAKAHASHI; NORIAKI SADAKANE; AKIRA NAKAGAWA; HITOSHI OIWA; YASUHIRO HASEGAWA; TAKASHI IKAI

doi:10.7164/antibiotics.32.255

HERBIMYCIN, A NEW ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCED BY A STRAIN OF STREPTOMYCES

SATOSHI OMURA, YUZURU IWAI, YOKO TAKAHASHI, NORIAKI SADAKANE, AKIRA NAKAGAWA, HITOSHI OIWA, YASUHIRO HASEGAWA, TAKASHI IKAI

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1979 Volume 32 Issue 4 Pages 255-261

DOI https://doi.org/10.7164/antibiotics.32.255

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Abstract

Herbimycin, a new antibiotic, was isolated from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces hygroscopicus strain No. AM-3672, a soil isolate. The molecular formula of herbimycin was determined to be C₃₀H₄₂N₂O₉. Herbimycin was found to have potent herbicidal activity against most mono- and di-cotyledonous plants, especially against Cyperus microiria STEUD. However, Oryza sativa showed strong resistance to herbimycin.

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