“…[ 5 ] Application of this technique to the culture of actinomycetes led to the discovery of alchivemycin A, [ 6 ] dracolactams A and B, [ 7 ] arcyriaflavin E, [ 8 ] chojalactones A–C, [ 9 ] 5‐alkyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinolines, [ 10 ] niizalactams A–C, [ 11 ] streptoaminals, [ 12 ] umezawamides, [ 13 ] mirilactams C–E, [ 14 ] desferrioxamines I 2a , I 1a , and I 1b , [ 15 ] catenulobactins A and B, [ 16 ] saccharothriolide C2, [ 17 ] amycolapeptins A and B, [ 18 ] and longicatenamides A–D. [ 19 ] In the course of our continuing attempt to discover new secondary metabolites by this culture method, an inductive production of antibacterial component(s) against Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 and Streptomyces lividans TK23 was found in strain HEK740, which was isolated from one of the soil samples collected in Hegura‐jima Island, located to the north of Noto Peninsula, central Japan, and identified as Streptomyces albogriseolus . Activity‐guided purification resulted in the isolation of streptogramin B ( 1 ), synonymously called mikamycin IA, PA 114 B1, pristinamycin IA, vernamycin Bα, or ostreogrycin B, [ 20 ] together with a non‐synergistic counterpart, L‐156,587 ( 2 ), previously discovered as a significantly less active congener of streptogramin A (virginiamycin M, 3 ) [ 21 ] (Figure 1).…”