The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
May. 17, 1990
Masaaki Ishizuka, Mishima, JP;
Takashi Yamashita, Numazu, JP;
Hiroshi Naganawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hironobu Iinuma, Wako, JP;
Kunio Isshiki, Fujisawa, JP;
Masa Hamada, Naito, JP;
Kenji Maeda, Tokyo, JP;
Tomio Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Zaidan Hojin Biseibutsu Kagaku Kenkyu Kai, both of, JP;
Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, both of, JP;
Abstract
A new antibiotic, named Conagenin, is provided which can exhibit useful carcinostatic or antitumor activities on carcinomas and tumors, particularly malignant tumors, of mammalian animals including man. Conagenin can be produced by fermentation of microorganisms of genus Streptomyces, typically Streptomyces roseosporus MI696-AF3 strain identified under the deposit number FERM BP-2738. Conagenin has formula (I) and is useful for medicinal purposes, particularly as carcinostatic agent or antitumor agent for inhibiting carcinomas and malignant tumors of mammalian animals, including man.