Conditions influencing antimycin production by a Streptomyces species grown in chemically defined medium

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1972 Mar;1(3):274-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.1.3.274.

Abstract

OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR PRODUCING CONSISTENT YIELDS OF ANTIMYCIN A IN CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIUM INCLUDED: (i) initial pH of 6.8 to 7.1; (ii) no iron supplementation; (iii) 2 g of dl-tryptophan per liter; and antibiotic extraction after 7 to 9 days of growth.

MeSH terms

  • Antimycin A / biosynthesis*
  • Culture Media
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Iron / pharmacology
  • Streptomyces / metabolism*
  • Streptomyces antibioticus / drug effects
  • Streptomyces antibioticus / metabolism
  • Time Factors
  • Tryptophan / pharmacology

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Antimycin A
  • Tryptophan
  • Iron