NocathiacinI,aglycosylatedthiopeptideantibiotic,displaysexcellentantibacterialactivitiesagainstmultidrugresistantbacterialpathogens.Previously,anovelnocathiacinIformulationforintravenousadministrationhasbeensuccessfullydevelopedanditsaqueoussolubilityisgreatlyenhancedforclinicalapplication.ThepurposeofthepresentstudywastoincreasethefermentationtiterofnocathiacinIandreduceoreliminateanalogousimpuritiesbyscreeningthemediumingredientsusingresponsesurfacemethodology.Afterasysmaticoptimization,awater-solublemediumcontainingquality-controllablecomponentswasdevelopedandvalidated,resultinginanincreaseintheproductionofnocathiacinIfrom150to405.8mg·L-1at150-Lscale.Meanwhile,theanalogousimpuritiesexistedinreportedprocessesweregreatlyreducedoreliminated.Usingoptimizedmediumforfermentation,nocathiacinIwithpharmaceuticallyacceptablequalitywaseasilyobtainedwitharecoveryof67%.Inconclusion,theresultsfromthepresentstudyofferapracticalandefficientfermentationprocessfortheproductionofnocathiacinIasatherapeuticagent.
