Ossamycin, a New Cytotoxic Agent

H. Schmitz; S. D. Jubinski; I. R. Hooper; K. E. Crook, Jr.; K. E. Price; J. Lein

doi:10.11554/antibioticsa.18.2_82

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Ossamycin, a New Cytotoxic Agent

H. Schmitz, S. D. Jubinski, I. R. Hooper, K. E. Crook, Jr., K. E. Price, J. Lein

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1965 Volume 18 Issue 2 Pages 82-88

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Abstract

A program in which actinomycete fermentation broths are screened for cytotoxic activity yielded a substance active in tissue cell cultures. Subsequent studies showed that the agent, which has been named ossamycin, also inhibited some fungi and protozoa.

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