Natural substance cyclamenol and chemical derivatives

US5565561A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC · DE

Inventors

• Hartwig M uller · Velbert, DE
• Erwin Bischoff · Wuppertal, DE
• Volker-Bernd Fiedler · Leverkusen, DE
• Karlheinz Weber · Wuppertal, DE
• Burkhard Fugmann · Wülfrath, DE
• Bruno Rosen · Wülfrath, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 1995
• Grant date: Oct 15, 1996
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12R2001/465
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to the natural substance cyclamenol of the formula ##STR1## a process for its preparation from microorganisms of the order of the Actinomycetales, in particular from the Streptomyces strain MHW 846, chemical derivatives thereof, and its use as a medicament, in particular for acute and chronic inflammatory disorders in human and veterinary medicine.