Antiviral antibiotic BU-4344V
US5140101A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/825
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided a new antiviral antibiotic designated herein as BU-4344V which is produced by fermentation of a BU-4344V-producing strain of a new microorganism, Actinomadura parvosata subsp. kistnae ATCC No. 55076. Antibiotic BU-4344V is recovered and purified from the fermentation broth by use of extraction, chromatography, and crystallization techniques. BU-4344V has been found to have some antibacterial activity and inhibits the growth of viruses, including influenza virus type A.
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