| abstract |
The present invention provides a new antimicrobial compound, FR231956 substance and a process for producing the FR231956 substance by culturing a FR231956 substance-producing microorganism in a nutrient medium and recovering the FR231956 substance from the resultant cultured broth. Also provided are an antimicrobial agent comprising the FR231956 substance and carrier(s), a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of the FR231956 substance and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(s), a method for killing microorganisms by applying the FR231956 substance to the microorganisms, and use of the FR231956 substance for the treatment of infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms. |