Astellas Pharma Gmbh

Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.

Tomoji Higaki

Satoshi Ueda

Masaru Tsuboi

Mitsunori Matsuda

Munekazu Kanda

Yoko Watamoto

Hiroshi Hatanaka

Michio Yamashita

Keiji Honda

Norihiro Hashimoto

Takashi Yoshiyasu

Depsipeptides and congeners thereof are disclosed having structure (I), wherein m, n, p, q, X, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. These compounds, including FR901228, have activity as, for example, immunosuppressants, as well as for the prevention or treatment of patients suffering or at risk of suffering from inflammatory, autoimmune or immune system-related diseases including graft-versus-host disease and enhancement of graft/tissue survival following transplant. Also provided are methods for inhibiting lymphocyte activation, proliferation, and/or suppression of IL-2 secretion.

Method of producing FR901228

Depsipeptides and congeners thereof are disclosed having structure (I), wherein m, n, p, q, X, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. These compounds, including FR901228, have activity as, for example, immunosuppressants, as well as for the prevention or treatment of patients suffering or at risk of suffering from inflammatory, autoimmune or immune system-related diseases including graft-versus-host disease and enhancement of graft/tissue survival following transplant. Also provided are methods for inhibiting lymphocyte activation, proliferation, and/or suppression of IL-2 secretion. Also provided are crystalline forms of FR901228, e.g., type A and type B crystalline forms of FR901228.

Depsipeptides and congeners thereof are disclosed having structure (I), wherein m, n, p, q, X, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. These compounds, including FR901228, have activity as, for example, immunosuppressants, as well as for the prevention or treatment of patients suffering or at risk of suffering from inflammatory, autoimmune or immune system-related diseases including graft-versus-host disease and enhancement of graft/tissue survival following transplant. Also provided are methods for inhibiting lymphocyte activation, proliferation, and/or suppression of IL-2 secretion

A method for separating a lactone-containing high-molecular weight compound comprising subjecting a mixture of a lactone-containing high-molecular weight compound having, as its side-chain, at least one of a lower alkenyl group and a lower alkoxy group and its analogous compound(s) to either one or both steps in any order of a step (A) for adsorbing the mixture to a nonionic adsorption resin and eluting with an aqueous solvent containing silver ions, and a step (B) for adsorbing the mixture to a basic active alumina and eluting with an organic solvent to separate each of the compounds.

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Tomoji Higaki