Accession Number:

AD0777012

Title:

Preparation of Prodigiosin-like Pigments for Antimalarial Testing.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Sep 72-Sep 73,

Corporate Author:

RUTGERS - THE STATE UNIV NEW BRUNSWICK N J INST OF MICROBIOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Gerber,Nancy N.

Report Date:

1973-10-15

Pagination or Media Count:

31.0

Abstract:

By fermentation using Streptomyces longisporus ruber 3762 and S. sp. Y-42 the authors prepared and purified 500 mg each of 3 basic pigments for antimalarial testing. One of these and two prepared earlier were active against malaria in mice. Author

Descriptors:

• *Prodigiosin
• *Antimalarials
• Actinomyces
• Streptomyces
• Antibiotics
• Chemotherapeutic agents
• Organic pigments
• Fermentation
• Preparation
• Bioassay
• Mice

Subject Categories:

• Pharmacology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE