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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1990
Tadashi Yoshida, Toyono, JP;
Hiroshi Itazaki, Takarazuka, JP;
Hitoshi Arita, Kawanishi, JP;
Yoshimi Kawamura, Minoo, JP;
Koichi Matsumoto, Toyonaka, JP;
Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are --COOR.sup.4, --COOR.sup.5, and --COOR.sup.6, respectively; R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 each is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or alkali metal; W is hydroxyl; X, Y, and Z each is hydrogen or hydroxyl; a dotted line indicates the presence or absence of a single bond; or where W/R.sup.3, X/R.sup.1, and/or Z/R.sup.3 may be combined together, a lactone is formed, which compound is useful as a phospholipase A.sub.2 inhibitor. Process for the production of the compound (I) and a cell culture of a microorganism Circinotrichum falcatisporum RF-641 producing the same are also provided.