Abstract
From the results of taxonomic studies, Streptomyces sp. strain No. KT-151 isolated from a soil sample collected in Kumamoto City, was identified as a strain belonging to Streptomyces luteogriseus Schmitz, Deak, Crook and Hooper 1964.
A new antibiotic, produced by this strain, was isolated as a leaflet crystal by ion-exchange chromatography and found to be an amino acid with the molecular formula, C5H12N2O2, and named antibiotic KT-151 (refered to as KT-151 hereinafter). The antibiotic showed antimicrobial activity against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in a chemically defined medium but it was antagonized by several amino acids such as valine, leucine, isoleucine and threonine.
