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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1977
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick J Antosz, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Willard J Haak, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Merle G Wovcha, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
195 / ;
Abstract
The novel compound 9.alpha.-hydroxy-3-ketobisnorchol-4-en-22-oic, hereinafter referred to as 9.alpha.-OH BN acid. This compound is producible in a fermentation using the microorganism Mycobacterium fortuitum, NRRL B-8119. 9.alpha.-OH BN acid can be used as an intermediate to make useful steroids.