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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1979
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1978
David G Martin, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
Novel antibiotic U-36,699 which has been identified as the .alpha.-methylene derivative of pentalenolactone. Antibiotic U-36,699 has the following structural formula ##STR1## This antibiotic is produced in a chemical process using pentalenolactone (also known as antibiotic P.A. 132), as the starting material. Antibiotic U-36,699 is active against Staphylococus aureua, Sarcina lutea, Mycobacterium phlei, Mycobacterium avium, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Penicillium oxalicum. Thus, antibiotic U-36,699 can be used in various environments to eradicate or control such fungi and bacteria. Further, antibiotic U-36,699 inhibits P 388 leukemia cells in laboratory mice. Thus, this antibiotic can be used to treat laboratory mice harboring P 388 leukemia cells.