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Rifampicin (1) was converted into two inactivated products RIP-Ma and
RIP-Mb by Mycobacterium smegmatis DSM43756. MS, NMR and chromatographi
c analysis showed the compounds to be 3-formyl-23-[O-(alpha-D-ribofura
nosyl)]rifamycin SV (6) and 23-[O-(alpha-D-ribofuranosyl)]rifampicin (
7), respectively.