Bristol-myers Squibb Compnay

Bristol-myers Company

Other

Mitsuaki Tsunakawa

Masataka Konishi

Takeo Miyaki

Toshikazu Oki

Koji Tomita

Osamu Tenmyo

Kyoichiro Saitoh

Maki Nishio

Kozo Tomatsu

Tetsuro Yamasaki

Stephen W Mamber

Isia Bursuker

Li-Ping Chang

Robert Hugill

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Tsukiura

Minoru Hanada

The present invention relates to the novel antitumor antibiotic designated BMS-199687 and to its preparation. The compound is obtained by culturing a new strain of Actinomadura ferruginea. BMS-199687 demonstrates antitumor activity in standard antitumor animal model systems.

Antitumor antibiotic BMS-199687

A novel antibiotic complex designated BU-4224V produced by fermentation of Kibdelosporangium albatum sp. nov. Strain R761-7. The complex may be separated chromatographically into bioactive components designated BU-4224V A, B.sub.1, B.sub.2, and C. The components BU-4224V B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 display both antiviral and antimicrobial activity, while component BU-4224V A has antimicrobial activity and component BU-4224V C has antiviral activity.

Antiviral antibiotic BU-4224V

Production of an antiviral antibiotic complex, BU-3889V and its bioactive components A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3, D.sub.1, D.sub.2 and D.sub.3, by fermentation of a BU-3889V producing strain of the new microorganism Amycolatopsis orientalis ATCC-53884 is disclosed. Complex BU-3889V is recovered and the components separated by the use of ion exchange chromatography techniques. The bioactive components are characterized by their physico-chemical characterizing properties. The products have been found to be effective to inhibit viruses including herpes simplex virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and influenza virus.

Antiviral antibiotic BU-3889V

Process for preparing antiviral antibiotic BU-3889V

Novel antibiotic herein designated as BU-3608, BU-3608 B, and BU-3608 C are produced by fermentation of Actinomadura hibisca Strain No. P157-2, ATCC 53557, and Strain No. Q278-4, ATCC 53646. The antibiotics possess antifungal and antiviral activities.

Antifungal antibiotics

A new antitumor antibiotic designated herein as BMY-28121 is produced by fermentation of Streptomyces albus strain K7331-113 (ATCC 39897). BMY-28121, which may be recovered from the fermentation broth in either its natural free hydroxy form (BMY-28121A) or methyl ether form (BMY-28121B), inhibits gram-positive bacteria and anaerobes and inhibits the growth of mammalian tumors such as P-388 leukemia, L-1210 leukemia and B16 melanoma.

BMY-28121, a new antitumor antibiotic

Boholmycin antibiotic is prepared by fermentation of Streptomyces hygroscopicus H617-25 (ATCC No. 53240) in a nutrient medium preferably comprising glycerol, bacto-liver, cornsteep liquor, ammonium sulfate, sodium chloride and calcium carbonate. The antibiotic and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof and compositions containing these are effective against Gram-positive, Gram-negative and acid-fast bacteria and against bacterial strains which are resistant to previously known aminoglycoside antibiotics and are useful to treat bacterial infections in mammals.

Boholmycin antibiotic

A new antitumor antibiotic designated herein as BMY-28121 is produced by fermentation of Streptomyces albus strain K731-113 (ATCC 39897). BMY-28121, which may be recovered from the fermentation broth in either its natural free hydroxy form (BMY-28121A) or methyl ether form (BMY-28121B), inhibits gram-positive bacteria and anaerobes and inhibits the growth of mammalian tumors such as P-388 leukemia, L-1210 leukemia and B16 melanoma.

Antibiotic Bu-2659 complex, containing components A, B, C, D and E, is produced by cultivation of Streptomyces hygroscopicus Strain No. J296-21, ATCC No. 39150.

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Yokohama, Japan

Mitsuaki Tsunakawa