Antibiotic 67-121, a polyene antifungal antibiotic produced by Actinoplanes caeruleus
US4223130A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/045
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A microorganism of the genus Actinoplanes produces a novel complex of polyene antibiotics herein designated collectively Antibiotic 67-121 (and sometimes referred to as the Antibiotic 67-121 complex). The individual components are designated Antibiotic 67-121A, Antibiotic 67-121B, Antibiotic 67-121C and Antibiotic 67-121D. The individual components have ultraviolet spectra characteristic of heptaenes. Further, they are orally active against a variety of strains of Candida albicans including many clinical isolates thereof.
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