One of 7 components of antibiotic T-2636. First isolated as bundlin B from Streptomyces griseofuscus: J. M. J. Sakamoto et al., J. Antibiot. A15, 98 (1962). Isoln from S. rochei var volubilis: NL 6807119; E. Higashide et al., US 3626055 (1968, 1971 both to Takeda); eidem, J. Antibiot. 24, 1 (1971); S. Harada et al., ibid. 13. Similar to lankacidin which is isolated from S. violaceoniger with lankamycin. Structure, absolute configuration and identity with bundlin B: H. Harada et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 10, 2239 (1969); K. Kamiya et al., ibid. 2245; M. Uramoto et al., ibid. 2249. Enzymatic conversion to other lankacidins: T. Fugono et al., Experientia 26, 26 (1970). Antibacterial activity: K. Tsuchiya et al., J. Antibiot. 24, 29 (1971). Mass spectra: M. Uramoto et al., Agric. Biol. Chem. 38, 855 (1974). Biosynthetic studies: eidem, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 100, 3616 (1978); K. Kakinima et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 23, 5303 (1982). Synthetic study: M. J. Fray, E. J. Thomas, Tetrahedron 40, 673 (1984). Activity against Treponema hyodysenteriae (swine dysentery): BE 891275; N. Narukawa et al., US 4425356 (1982, 1984 both to Takeda).
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