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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Zita Mendes, Lisbon, PT;
Guy Villax, Lisbon, PT;
Inventors:
Zita Mendes, Lisbon, PT;
Guy Villax, Lisbon, PT;
Assignee:
Hovione Inter Limited, Lucerne, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/65 (2006.01); A61P 31/00 (2006.01); B29B 9/16 (2006.01); C07C 231/24 (2006.01); C07C 237/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 231/24 (2013.01); A61K 31/65 (2013.01); C07C 237/26 (2013.01); C07C 2103/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for isolating tigecycline which process comprises the step of spray drying a solution of tigecycline in a solvent. Preferably the solvent is water or an organic solvent. In another aspect, there is provided tigecycline obtainable by spray drying, particularly in amorphous form. In particular, the invention provides tigecycline obtainable by spray drying according to the process of the invention.