A new antibiotic, coriolin, was isolated from a Basidiomycetes, Coriolus consors. Coriolin is extracted with ethyl acetate from the cultured broth and crystallized as colorless needles, m. p. 175-176°C, C15H20O5. It inhibits growth of Gram-positive bacteria and Trichomonas vaginalis.
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TAKEUCHI et al. (1969) studied this question.