It is produced by the strain of Str. tanashiensis IM 8442T. It's a quinone antibiotic. It has the activity of anti-gram-positive bacteria and some gram-negative bacteria, but the effect of anti-gram-negative bacteria is weak and has no effect on fungi. Lactoquinomycin A has stronger antibacterial activity than Lactoquinomycin B. It inhibits a variety of cell lines including lymphoma L5178Y progenitor, adriamycin resistant, bleomycin-resistant, human leukemia K562, mouse leukemia L-1210 and mouse leukemia P 388 with ID50 (μg/mL) of 0.02, 0.006, 0.008, 0.033, 0.013 and 0.03, respectively.