Mulundocandin, a new lipopeptide antibiotic. I. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation and characterization.

Mulundocandin, a new lipopeptide antibiotic, was isolated from the culture broth of a strain of Aspergillus sydowi No. Y-30462. The antibiotic, obtained as a colorless amorphous powder having the molecular formula C48H77N7O16, is an antifungal antibiotic active against yeasts and filamentous fungi.