Streptomyces yielded a reddish yellow antibiotic metabolite by chromatographic technique
and was identified as 2 N-butanamide 3-methyl 4-methoxy 5-BL-arabinosyl
propanophenone (MZ-4) on the basis of spectral data. The compound exhibited significant
antibacterial activity against five gram positive and nine gram negative bacteria when
compared with standard Kanamycin antibiotic. The zone of inhibition were observed …