It is produced by the strain of Actinomadura paroosalo. It's a glycopeptide antibiotic. It has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus furfur, Staphylococcus hemolyticus and enterococcus faecalis. The terminal branching activity of lipid chains is greater than straight chains (C1>C2>C3>C4, B1>B2), and the chain length is greater than short chains (C2>B). It acts by inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial cell wall.