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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1992

Filed:

Jan. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

Shieh-Shung T Chen, Morganville, NJ (US);

Byron H Arison, Edison, NJ (US);

Raymond F White, Englishtown, NJ (US);

Edward S Inamine, Rahway, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
546118 ; 435119 ;
Abstract

Fermentation of the microorganism Streptomyces sp. (MA6750) ATCC No. 55042 in the presence of the Angiotensin II (A II) receptor antagonist of the following structure: ##STR1## yields an analog having a shikimate sugar-like moiety attached to the tetrazole, the said analog which is also an A II antagonist useful in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure and other indications known to respond to A II angatonists.


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