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January 1, 1988The Journal of AntibioticsOpen Access

Duocarmycin A, a new antitumor antibiotic from Streptomyces.

ISAMI TAKAHASHI Keiichi Takahashi Michio Ichimura Makoto Morimoto Kozo Asano Isao Kawamoto Fusao Tomita Hirofumi Nakano

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Key Points

The research aims to isolate and characterize duocarmycin A, a new antibiotic with antitumor properties.
Isolated duocarmycin A from a culture broth of a Streptomyces species.
Duocarmycin A exhibits potent antitumor activity.

Implication

Isolation of duocarmycin A shows antitumor properties in a study of Streptomyces cultures, indicating its potential use as a cancer treatment.

Abstract

Wehave isolated a potent newantitumor antibiotic duocarmycin A from a culture broth of a Streptomycete.

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TAKAHASHI et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a260bc77fe57b7c5fd40a2b https://doi.org/10.7164/antibiotics.41.1915

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