The Upjohn Co.

David W Elrod

Paul F Wiley

Vincent P Marshall

James M Koert

Elizabeth A Reisender

The invention concerns a novel nogamycin having a heretofore unknown configuration and novel analogs which are active against various microorganisms. The invention also includes novel methods of making substituted and unsubstituted nogamycin having an essentially pure isomeric form of a preferred configuration.

Nobamycin its analogs and process therefore

Antibiotics 10-dihydrosteffimycin (U-58,875), and 10-dihydrosteffimycin B (U-58,874) are produced by carbon 10 ketonic carbonyl reduction in fermentation processes using the known antibiotics steffimycin and steffimycin B, respectively, as starting materials. These novel antibiotics are active against various microorganisms, for example, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Sarcina lutea, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Mycobacterium avium. Thus, these antibiotics can be used to inhibit the growth of the above microorganisms in various environments.

Process for producing 10.dbd.dihydrosteffimycin and

Dihydrosteffimycin compounds

Bioconversion of the antibiotic steffimycinone to the antibiotic steffimycinol. Steffimycinol is active against various microorganisms, for example, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium avium and Streptococcus pyogenes. Steffimycinol is converted to 7-deoxysteffimycinol by a microaerophilic Aeromonas hydrophila fermentation. 7-Deoxysteffimycinol is active against Sarcina lutea, Bacillus cereus, and B. subtilis. Thus, these antibiotics can be used to inhibit the growth of the above microorganisms in various environments.

Process for preparing 7-deoxysteffimycinol

Process for producing steffimycinol

Bioconversion of the antibiotic steffimycinone to the antibiotic steffimycinol. Steffimycinol is active against various microorganisms, for example, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium avium and Streptococcus pyogenes. Steffimycinol is converted to 7-deoxysteffimycinol by a microaerophilic Aeromonas hydrophila fermentation. 7-Deoxysteffimycinol is active against Sarcina lutea, Bacillus cereus, and B. subtilis. Thus, there antibiotics can be used to inhibit the growth of the above microorganisms in various environments.

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Kalamazoo, MI, United States of America

David W Elrod