1974 Volume 49 Issue 5 Pages 127-131
Tuberactinomycin-N (TUM-N) is a new antituberculous antibiotic from the fermentation troth of Streptomyces griseoverticillatus var. tuberacticus N 6 -130 which was d iscovered in 1971. Chemically, TUM-N belongs to the group of basic peptide antibiotics, and some close relation in its chemical structure with viomycin (VM) and capreomycin is suggested.