MICROORGANISM PRODUCING CYCLIC COMPOUND

摘要

Provided is a microorganism producing a compound useful as an antifungal agent, particularly a therapeutic agent for deep mycosis, for example, a therapeutic agent for mycotic sinusitis. As part of searching for compounds having an antifungal effect, naturally occurring microorganisms were intensively examined, and as a result, the fungus Acremonium persicinum producing a cyclic compound which has a favorable antifungal activity and can be useful as a pharmaceutical, particularly an antifungal agent was found and thus, the invention has been completed.