Eli Lilly and Company

Ann H Hunt

Ramakrishnan Nagarajan

R Michael Molloy

Kurt E Merkel

Amelia A Schabel

Novel glycopeptide derivatives of formula 1 and methods for their preparation from the glycopeptide antibiotics vancomycin, A51568A, A51568B, M43A and M43D, are provided. The new glycopeptide derivatives are useful antibacterial agents.

Glycopeptide derivatives

Actaplanin antibiotics (A4696) designated as C.sub.2a, D.sub.1, D.sub.2, K, L, M, N, and O are obtained by the partial acidic hydrolysis of known actaplanins at about pH 1.85 for 2.5 hours at about 90.degree. C. The new actaplanins, like the known actaplanins, are glycopeptides which possess antibacterial activity and, either alone or as a mixture with other actaplanins, improve the feed efficiency in ruminants, swine and poultry.

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Greenwood, IN, United States of America

Ann H Hunt