| Properties: | |
| Tan to brown powder; odorless; bitter taste. Soluble in water; moderately soluble in dilute methanol; insoluble in higher alcohols, acetone, ether. | |
| Derivation: | |
| Produced by Streptomyces orientalis from Indonesian and Indian soil. | |
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| Use: | |
| Medicine (antibiotic). | |