Herbimycin, a new antibiotic produced by a strain of Streptomyces.

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Authors

Satoshi Ōmura · Kitasato Institute Hospital

YUZURU IWAI · Kitasato Institute Hospital

Yōko Takahashi · Kitasato Institute Hospital

NORIAKI SADAKANE · Kitasato Institute Hospital

Akira Nakagawa · Kitasato University

Hitoshi Oiwa

Yasuhiro Hasegawa

Takashi IKAI

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.

Topics & Keywords

Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Biological Control of Invasive Species Plant and fungal interactions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Antibiotics

Volume 32, Issue 4, pp. 255-261

DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.32.255

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