HERBIMYCIN B, A NEW BENZOQUINONOID ANSAMYCIN WITH ANTI-TMV AND HERBICIDAL ACTIVITIES

YUZURU IWAI; AKIRA NAKAGAWA; NORIAKI SADAKANE; SATOSHI OMURA; HITOSHI OIWA; SHINICHI MATSUMOTO; MASAO TAKAHASHI; TAKASHI KIAI; YOSHINORI OCHIAI

doi:10.7164/antibiotics.33.1114

YUZURU IWAI, AKIRA NAKAGAWA, NORIAKI SADAKANE, SATOSHI OMURA, HITOSHI OIWA, SHINICHI MATSUMOTO, MASAO TAKAHASHI, TAKASHI KIAI, YOSHINORI OCHIAI

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1980 Volume 33 Issue 10 Pages 1114-1119

DOI https://doi.org/10.7164/antibiotics.33.1114

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Abstract

A new benzoquinonoid ansamycin, herbimycin B was isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces hygroscopicus No. AM-3672, a herbimycin A-producing strain. Herbimycin B showed potent anti-TMV activity. Herbicidal effect of herbimycin B was less than that of herbimycin A.

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