Y. Igarashi et al., GLUCOSYLQUESTIOMYCIN, A NOVEL ANTIBIOTIC FROM MICROBISPORA SP. TP-A0184 - FERMENTATION, ISOLATION, STRUCTURE DETERMINATION, SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL-ACTIVITIES, Journal of antibiotics, 51(10), 1998, pp. 915-920
Glyucosylquestiomycin, a novel N-glucopyranoside of questiomycin A, wa
s isolated from the culture broth of Microbispora sp. TP-A0184. The ab
solute configuration of the sugar was determined as D-configuration by
chemical synthesis. The new antibiotic showed antibacterial activity
against Gram-positive and -negative bacteria and yeasts and cytotoxic
activity against U937 cells.