Product name: Antibiotic TPJ-B
Product description: NEW MATERIAL -Antibiotic TPJ-B and its acid addition salt.,which is basic white powder. calculated (as a hydrate) C, 46.77%; H, 8.44%; N, 13.64%. Molecular weight is 495. Molecular formulais C20H41N5O9. Solubility:-Reading soluble in water, soluble in methanol; insoluble in chloroform and benzene. Color reactions- Positive to ninhydrin; negative to Elson-Morgan's procedure.
Use: Antibacterials effective against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including drug-resistance ones.
Process: Bacterium bodies of Micromonospora sagamiensis (FERM-P No.3573) or treated ones are reacted with antibiotic JI-20B, and the substance TPJ-B is collected from the culture or the reaction liquid. The substance TPJ-B is assumed as an epimer of antibiotic JI-20B.