Abbott Laboratories Corporation

Harbor Branch Oceanographic

Neal S Burres

James B McAlpine

Jill E Hochlowski

Marianna Jackson

Lisa A Alder

Larry L Klein

Paul A Lartey

Peter J McCarthy

Geewananda P Gunawardana

Clinton M Yeung

Novel antifungal agents having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or --C(O)--R.sub.1 wherein R.sub.1 is alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, aryl, arylalkenyl, arylalkyl, aryl-aryl-, arylalkoxy-aryl-, aryloxyl-aryl-, aryl-aryl-aryl- or arylalkoxy-aryl-aryl-, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or prodrugs thereof, as well as (i) pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, (ii) methods of treatment using such compounds, and (iv) methods and fungal cultures useful in making the same.

Antifungal fusacandins

Novel antifungal agents having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or a radical of the formula ##STR2## and pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs thereof, as well as (i) pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, (ii) methods of treatment using such compounds, and (iv) methods and fungal cultures useful in making the same.

Fungal isolates, fusacandins

Novel heterocyclic alkaloids were isolated from a marine sponge. These compounds, and derivatives thereof, are useful antifungal and antitumor compounds. The novel compounds have the following structures: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 =H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, benzyl, acyl, benzoyl, or alkali metal;

Bioactive heterocycle alkaloids and methods of use

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Libertyville, IL, United States of America

Neal S Burres