Patent 7256024 was granted and assigned to Bristol-Myers Squibb on August, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A novel tyrosyl diester antibiotic is obtained from fermentation of a recombinant strain of Streptomyces lividans designated Stretomyces lividans WD 15684 (ATCC-202143). The new antibiotic, designated tyrissamycin, exhibits antibacterial activity, particularly against gram-positive bacteria.