Ajinomoto Co., Ltd.

Toshihide Yukawa

Tadashi Takemoto

Toru Ikeda

Toyoto Hijiya

Kunio Hisamitsu

Katsumi Sugiyama

Kenichi Mori

Kenzo Yokozeki

Masao Nakamura

Haruo Kawasaki

Yoshiteru Hirose

Takashi Yamashita

Kunisuke Izawa

Hiroyuki Sato

Yasuhiro Tanaka

Shinichi Kishimoto

Hideo Takeda

Hiroshi Shiragami

Satoji Takahashi

Yutaka Honda

Nobuyoshi Kitamura

Hisamine Kobayashi

Koji Kubota

Masayuki Arai

Naoki Usui

Takeru Sato

Eiji Majima

Kimiyasu Sakamoto

Toshiaki Tsuji

Kiyo Adachi

Hajime Kamada

Spherical aggregate crystals of a phosphoric acid/lysine/magnesium composite salt represented by formula (1):

Aggregate crystals of phosphoric acid/lysine/magnesium composite salt

Phosphoric acid-amino acid complex salt and additive composition

A ruminant feed additive composition comprises a phosphoric acid-amino acid composite salt and a water-insoluble salt of a polyvalent-metal-sensitive water-soluble high-molecular weight substance. The composite salt contains a basic amino acid, an alkaline-earth metal and phosphoric acid, and is insoluble in neutral or alkaline aqueous solution, but is soluble in acidic aqueous solution.

Ruminant feed additive composition containing novel phosphoric

Phosphoric acid-amino acid-polyvalent metal composite salt and ruminant

A ruminant feed additive composition in the form of a powder or granules comprises as active ingredients a gastric antacid, a phosphoric acid-amino acid-polyvalent metal composite salt and optionally a water-insoluble salt of a polyvalent metal-sensitive water-soluble high-molecular weight substance. The phosphoric acid-amino acid-polyvalent metal composite salt is composed of a phosphoric acid such as orthophosphoric acid, a polyphosphoric acid or a metaphosphoric acid, a basic amino acid such as lysine or methionine, an alkaline earth metal such as calcium or magnesium and, optionally, a polyvalent metal such as aluminum.

A crude 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside compound is purified by extracting with an organic solvent, or crystallizing, the 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside compound from a basic aqueous solution having a pH of not less than 12 containing the same. In another embodiment of purification a basic aqueous solution having a pH of not less than 11 of a crude 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside derivative is brought into contact with a nonpolar porous resin, whereby the derivative is adsorbed on the resin, and then the thus adsorbed derivative is desorbed with an aqueous alcoholic solution. 2',3'-Dideoxynucleoside compounds which have utility as anti-AIDS drugs or anti-virus drugs can be isolated and purified in high purity and in high yield from their crude products containing impurities.

Method of purifying 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides

A readily soluble 2',3'-dideoxyinosine composition is prepared by combining 80 to 1 parts by weight of a basic amino acid and 20 to 99 parts by weight of 2',3'-dideoxyinosine. The greater solution velocity of this composition improves solubility for therapeutic uses.

Readily soluble 2',3'-dideoxyinosine compositions

A method of purifying .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester as a hydrochloride salt thereof which comprises:

Method of producing .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester

The present invention is directed to a process for producing L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine and/or L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine diketopiperazine comprising contacting and reacting a culture, cell or a cell-treated product of a microorganism capable of hydrolyzing DKP into AP or capable of performing intramolecular condensation of AP into DKP with DKP and/or AP, in an aqueous medium.

Process for producing L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine and its diketopiperazine

A process for recovering .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester from a solution containing various methyl ester or demethylated derivatives of .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester and chloride ions is disclosed. This process uses a reverse osmosis membrane having a specific chloride inhibition rate to desalt and concentrate a solution containing a specified ratio of .delta.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester to its derivatives until a specific weight ratio of organic chloride ion to the sum of .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester and its derivatives is obtained. This desalted and concentrated solution is then contacted with an aqueous solvent containing methanol and hydrochloride acid to recover high yields of .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride.

Method for recovering .alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester

N-formyl-.alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is obtained by reacting L-phenylalanine methyl ester with N-formyl-L-aspartic acid anhydride in a reaction solvent containing acetic acid or acetic acid and formic acid in a complete mixing type continuous reaction mode.

Process for the production of N-formyl-alpha-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine

Disclosed herein is a process for separating N-protected-.alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine, more particularly a process for selectively separating N-protected-.alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine from a solution of N-protected-.alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine containing at least N-protected-.alpha.-L-aspartyl-D-phenylalanine as impurity.

Process for separation of N-protected-.alpha.-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanines

A process is described for the synthesis of N-protected-L-.alpha.-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine by both (a) the rection of an N-protected-L-aspartic anhydride and a R.sub.1 -L-phenylalanine, and (b) the reaction of an N-protected-L-aspartic anhydride and L-phenylalanine in an aqueous medium in the presence of R.sub.2, where R.sub.1 may be an alkali metal salt, alkaline earth metal salt, ammonium salt or organic amine salt, and R.sub.2 may be an ammonium salt or an alkali or alkaline earth metal salt of an inorganic or organic acid.

Process for the production of an

Tripeptide sweeteners represented by formula (I)

Tripeptides and sweetening agents containing the same

A process is described for the synthesis of N-protected-L-.alpha.-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine by both (a) the reaction of an N-protected-L-aspartic anhydride and a R.sub.1 -L-phenylalanine, and (b) the reaction of an N-protected-L-aspartic anhydride and L-phenylalanine in an aqueous medium in the presence of R.sub.2, where R.sub.1 may be an alkali metal salt, alkaline earth metal salt, ammonium salt or organic amine salt, and R.sub.2 may be an ammonium salt or an alkali or alkaline earth metal salt of an inorganic or organic acid.

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Toshihide Yukawa