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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1991
Jochen Buck, New York, NY (US);
Ulrich Hammerling, New York, NY (US);
Fadila Derguini, New York, NY (US);
Koji Nakanishi, New York, NY (US);
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a purified retro-retinoid compound characterized by a molecular mass of about 302 daltons. Also provided by this invention is a method of enhancing the growth of a cell in a vitamin A reduced environment which comprises contacting the cell with an effective growth enhancing amount of a compound having a structure: ##STR1## wherein the configuration of the C6, C8, C10 and C12 double bond independently is Z or E and the absolute configuration at C-14 is independently R or S; wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl, alkyl halide, alcohol, ester, ether, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, carboxylic ester, acid halide, amide, nitrile, or amine; and wherein R.sub.2 is hydroxyl, halide, alkoxy, ester, alkyl, alcohol, ether, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, carboxylic ester, nitrile, amine, azide, alkyl halide, acid halide, acid azide, or amide; or wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are replaced by a 14, 15-oxirane group; and wherein the retro structure is alpha or gamma. Further provided are a method for enhancing transcription of a gene regulated by retinoid in a cell, or a method for enhancing an immune response in a subject.