Decilorubicin,a new anthracycline antibiotic.

The Journal of Antibiotics
1983.0

Abstract

Sir:A new antitumor antibiotic, decilorubicin has been found in the culture broth of Streptomyces virginiae MF266-g4 (FERM P-5401, ATCC 31910) which was isolated from a soil sample collected at Nishi-Shinagawa, Tokyo. The antibiotic exhibits an antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria and a prolongation effect on experimental mouse leukemia L-1210. Decilorubicin consists of an anthracyclinone chromophore, rhodosamine' and four other sugars.

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