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Erythronolide compounds

US6403775B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 1999
Grant dateJun 11, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC40B40/00
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Genetic engineering of the erythromycin polyketide synthase genes to effect combinatorial alterations of catalytic activities in the biosynthetic pathway can be used to generate a library of macrolides impractical to produce by chemical methods. The library includes examples of analogs with one, two and three altered carbon centers of the polyketide products.

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