Kedarcidin, a new chromoprotein antitumor antibiotic: I. taxonomy of producing organism, fermentation and biological activity

The Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 472-478

  Lam, Kin Sing ^a   Hesler, Grace A ^a   Gustavson, Donald R ^a   Crosswell, Alfred R ^a   Veitch, Jacqueline M ^a   Forenza, Salvatore ^a   Tomita, Koji ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; KEDARCIDIN; NEW DRUG;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKEMIA P 388; MELANOMA B16; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; FERMENTATION; LEUKEMIA P388; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0025806515     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: 18811469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.44.472     Document Type: Article

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