1989 Volume 42 Issue 10 Pages 1453-1459
UK-69, 753 is a novel antibiotic structurally related to efrotomycin and factumycin, produced by a new strain of Amycolatopsis orientalis (ATCC 53550). The antibiotic potency in the fermentation broth was monitored by HPLC with diode array detection. A six tube counter current distribution was used to purify UK-69, 753.