Merck + Co., Inc.

Carl H Hoffman

Richard L Monaghan

George E Albers-Schonberg

Alfred W Alberts

Ruth F Nutt

Stephen F Brady

Harvey Schwam

Martin Hichens

Substances isolated after cultivation of a microorganism belonging to the genus Aspergillus in a culture medium comprise compounds which have structures: ##STR1## Together with salts and esters of the carboxylic acid, these compounds form a class of highly active hypocholesteremic and hypolipemic medicaments.

Hypocholesteremic fermentation products

Substances isolated after cultivation of a microorganism belonging to the genus Aspergillus in a culture medium comprise a compound designated MSD803 which has the lactone structure: ##STR1## as well as its free hydroxy acid form. Together with salts and esters of the free acid form, these compounds form a class of highly active hypocholesteremic and hypolipemic medicaments.

Hypocholesteremic fermentation products and process of preparation

Synthetic antigens related to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (hereinafter designated LH-RH) having the amino acid composition, pyroglutamyl-histidyl-tryptophanylseryl-tyrosyl-glycyl-leucyl-arginyl-prol yl-glycyl-poly-L-lysine (hereinafter designated pyroglu-his-trp-ser-tyr-glyleu-arg-pro-gly-poly-L-lys) and poly-L-lysyl-glutarylhistidyl-tryptophanyl-seryl-tyrosyl-glycyl-leucyl-arg inylprolyl-glycine amide (hereinafter designated poly-L-lysglutaryl-his-trp-ser-tyr-gly-leu-arg-pro-gly) are prepared by coupling the corresponding decapeptide with poly-L-lysine. The corresponding decapeptides are prepared by controlled stepwise procedures starting with individual amino acid components. These antigens have the property of inducing formation of antibodies to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) in animals.

Synthetic antigens of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone

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Carl H Hoffman