Inventors:
Jean S. Kahan - Rahway NJ
Frederick M. Kahan - Rahway NJ
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc. - Rahway NJ
International Classification:
C12P 1718
Abstract:
This invention relates to the new antibiotic, desacetyl 890A. sub. 10, active against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, which is produced by treating 890A. sub. 10 with an N-acetyl-890A. sub. 10 amidohydrolase produced by a soil microorganism isolated by enrichment techniques. This invention also relates to the process by which 890A. sub. 10 is enzymatically deacetylated.