Carbomycin, a macrolide antibiotic.

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Ashy MA, Khalil AE, Abou-Zeid AA

Carbomycin, a macrolide antibiotic.

Zentralbl Bakteriol Naturwiss. 1980;135(6):541-51.

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Abstract

Carbomycin is produced by Streptomyces halstedii. It was produced in a medium containing the following ingredients (g/l): soybean meal, 30.0; glucose, 22.0; NaCl, 1.0; CaCO3, 5.0; CoCl2 . 6 H2O, 0.005; and lard oil, 4.0. Influence of trace elements on the biosynthesis of carbomycin was recorded. Methods of extraction and purification were given in the review article. Chemical and physical properties of carbomycin were also described. A microbiological assay method for carbomycin determination was described. Biosynthesis of carbomycin was reported. Mechanism of action of carbomycin on micro-organisms was also given in the review article.

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