Bristol-myers Squibb Compnay

Bristol Meyers Squibb Company

Ronald L Berry

Kin S Lam

Grace A Hesler

Donald R Gustavson

Koji Tomita

Daniel R Schroeder

James A Matson

Thomas T Dabrah

The present invention relates to novel antitumor depsipeptides produced by Micromonospora strain 39500, ATCC 55011, and having the structural formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is 2-methylpropanoyl, and R.sub.2 is 2-methylppropanoyl, propanoyl or acetyl; or R.sub.1 is 3-methylbutanoyl, and R.sub.2 is 2-methylpropanoyl or 3-methylbutanoyl; or R.sub.1 is propanoyl, and R.sub.2 is acetyl or propanoyl.

Antitumor antibiotics

An antibiotic designated BMY-42448 is produced by fermentation of Micromonospora narashinoensis strain C39217-R109-7 (ATCC-53791). BMY-42448 exhibits both in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity.

Antitumor antibiotic BMY-42448

A new antibiotic designated BMY-42448 is produced by fermentation of Micromonospora narashinoensis strain C39217-R109-7 (ATCC-53791). BMY-42448 exhibits both in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity.

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Ronald L Berry