Yoshimoto A, Johdo O, Tone H, Okamoto R, Naganawa H, Sawa T, Takeuchi T
Central Research Laboratory, Mercian Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan.
J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1992 Oct;45(10):1609-17. doi: 10.7164/antibiotics.45.1609.
A limited biosynthetic conversion of some known anthracyclinones using a specific daunorubicin-nonproducing mutant provided four new anthracycline antibiotics: 1-Hydroxy-10-methoxycarbonyl-13-deoxocarminomycin; 1-hydroxy-13-deoxocarminomycin; 1-hydroxyoxaunomycin and 6-deoxyoxaunomycin. Their isolation and purification from bioconversion broth, structural determination and antitumor activities against leukemic L1210 cells are described.