Antiviral antibiotic substance AM-2722, process for production thereof, and the microorganism used therefor.

摘要

A novel antiviral antibiotic AM-2722 is described represented by the molecular formula C<Sub>19</Sub>H<Sub>26</Sub>NO<Sub>3</Sub>Cl, and having

the following physicochemical properties:
<UnorderedLists id="ula01" listStyle="none"><ListItem>(1) specific rotary power: <MathDetails id="matha01"><MathText><![CDATA[ <img id="ia01" file="imga0001.tif" wi="8" he="5" img-content="math" img-format="tif" inline="yes" /> ]]></MathText></MathDetails> -0.5 (C=1, chloroform);</ListItem><ListItem>(2) the UV spectrum shown in FIG. 1; and</ListItem><ListItem>(3) the IR spectrum shown in FIG. 2.</ListItem></UnorderedLists>

Also described is a process for producing the antiviral antibiotic AM-2722, wherein a microorganism of Streptomyces which has the ability to produce the antibiotic AM-2722 is cultured aerobically in a nutrient medium and the antibiotic AM-2722 accumulated in the medium and the microorganism cells is recovered.