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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:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2002
Applicants:
LI Tang, Foster City, CA (US);
Brian Metcalf, Moraga, CA (US);
Leonard Katz, Oakland, CA (US);
Gary Ashley, Alameda, CA (US);
Inventors:
Li Tang, Foster City, CA (US);
Brian Metcalf, Moraga, CA (US);
Leonard Katz, Oakland, CA (US);
Gary Ashley, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kosan Biosciences Incorporated, Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides bioconversion methods for making epothilone analogs. These analogs differ from the starting material by the addition of one or more hydroxyl groups or by the addition of an epoxide. These compounds, in turn, can be further modified by chemical synthesis.