The invention provides novel Thuggacin-Type macrolide compounds which form
rearrangement products forming a lacton bond to different carbon atoms.
The novel compounds can be produced by fermentation of Sorangium
cellulosum and Chondromyces crocatus and can be isolated by adsorption
and chromoatograhic processing steps. The compounds are found to have
antibiotic activity. The invention also relates to Thuggacin A, Thuggacin
B, Thuggacin C, 13-Methyl-Thuggacin A, Thuggacin CMC-A, Thuggacin CMC-B
and Thuggacin CMC-C AS Antimycobacterial Agents.