Affiliation:
1. Division of Laboratories, Michigan Department of Health, Lansing, Michigan
Abstract
Aspergillus giganteus
MDH 18894 was found to produce alpha sarcin, a new antitumor agent inhibitory to a number of different animal tumors. This culture produced culture filtrates that inhibited mouse sarcoma 180 at dilutions up to 1:32. Optimal fermentation conditions were established for shake flasks and 30-liter and 100-gal (378.5-liter) fermentors. Results from a variety of media were reported; however, the medium which yielded the most reproducible filtrates consisted of 2% corn starch, 1.5% beef extract (Difco), 2% peptone (Difco), and 0.5% sodium chloride. Purified preparations of 800 sarcoma 180 dilution units per mg were inactive against bacteria, yeasts, molds, actinomycetes, and protozoa, but were cytotoxic to several strains of mammalian cells. Alpha sarcin inhibited sarcoma 180 in mice at a dose of 62.5 μg per kg per day. A variety of other animal tumors were also inhibited by this compound.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics,General Immunology and Microbiology,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine
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