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An antibiotic, designated as fradicin and active only upon fungi, was isolated from the culture filtrate of the neomyein producing Streptomyces fradiae. Fradicin is characterized by an antifungal spectrum, which includes saprophytes as well as plant and animal pathogens. It is stable to 100°C for 30 minutes at pH 7.0. At more acid reactions, it is gradually destroyed. It is soluble in a number of organic solvents and has a characteristic absorption spectrum which differentiates it from other antibiotics.
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