Scytophycins
US4996229A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/89
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Scytophycins A, B, C, D and E, an aldehyde and alcohol derivative of scytophycin B and the specified alkanoyl and benzoyl esters of scytophycins A, B, C, D and E and the B derivatives (scytophycin compounds) are novel antineoplastic and antifungal agents. Antifungal compositions containing a scytophycin compound and methods of inhibiting fungi, especially plant pathogenic fungi, using these compositions are included. A method for producing the scytophycin complex, comprising scytophycins A, B, C, D and E, using a new strain of the blue-green alga Scytonema pseudohofmanni, and a biologically purified culture of the alga are also provided.
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