C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 12 – N
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
12
N
195/34.7
C12N 1/20 (2006.01) C12P 17/18 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1315227
TITLE OF THE INVENTION NEW IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT-PRODUCING CULTURE ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Described is a new microorganism, Actinoplanacete sp., (Merck Culture Collection MA 6559) ATCC No. 53771. The microorganism acts as a demethylating agent and can produce the new immunosuppressants, "demethomycin" (L-682,993) a C-31 demethylated analog of L-679,934, and "demethimmuno- mycin" (L-683,742) a C-31 demethylated analog of L-683,590, bnder novel fermentation conditions. These macrolide immunosuppressants are useful in preventing human host rejection of foreign organ transplants, e.g. bone marrow and heart transplants.
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Arison Byron H.
Chen Shieh-Shung Tom
Garrity George M.
Inamine Edward S.
Mochales Sagrario
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Merck & Co. Inc.
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