Abstract: The present invention provides novel mitomycin analogs containing a cyclic acetal or thioacetal group. These compounds are mitomycin C analogs in which the 7-amino group bears a 5-membered heterocyclic substituent. Mitomycin C is an antitumor agent of established utility, and the 7-N-substituted mitosane analogs thereof have similar utility.

Abstract: There is provided a new antiviral antibiotic designated herein as BU-4344V which is produced by fermentation of a BU-4344V-producing strain of a new microorganism, Actinomadura parvosata subsp. kistnae ATCC No. 55076. Antibiotic BU-4344V is recovered and purified from the fermentation broth by use of extraction, chromatography, and crystallization techniques. BU-4344V has been found to have some antibacterial activity and inhibits the growth of viruses, including influenza virus type A.

Abstract: Crystalline sulfuric, di-nitric, mono-hydrochloric, di-hydrochloric, and di- and sesqui-orthosphosphoric acid addition salts of 7-[.alpha.-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-.alpha.-(Z)-methoxyiminoacetamido]-3-[(1- methyl-1-pyrrolidinio)methyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylate are stable even at elevated temperatures. The crystalline sulfuric acid addition salt is made by forming an admixture of (a) at least one molar equivalent of sulfuric acid with (b) zwitterion in an amount so as to be present in the admixture at a concentration of greater than 25 milligrams/ml, causing crystallization, separating the crystals, washing and drying. The crystalline monohydrochloride, dihydrochloride, and orthophosphate salts are prepared by dissolving the zwitterion in the appropriate amount of acid, causing crystallization by adding acetone and isolating the crystals. Physical admixtures of the salts with certain bases in proportions to give a pH ranging from about 3.

Abstract: There are disclosed novel 2',3'-dideoxy-2'-fluoronucleosides and 2'-3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydro-2'-fluoronucleosides and processes for their preparation. The compounds so produced exhibit therapeutically useful antiviral and, more particularly, anti-HIV effects.

Abstract: There is provided a new antiviral antibiotic designated herein as BU-4344V which is produced by fermentation of a BU-4344V-producing strain of a new microorganism, Actinomadura parvosata subsp. kistnae ATCC No. 55076. Antibiotic BU-4344V is recovered and purified from the fermentation broth by use of extraction, chromatography, and crystallization techniques. BU-4344V has been found to have some antibacterial activity and inhibits the growth of viruses, including influenza virus type A.

Abstract: There are disclosed novel 2',3'-dideoxy-2'-fluoronucleosides and 2'-3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydro-2'-fluoronucleosides and processes for their preparation. The compounds so produced exhibit therapeutically useful antiviral and, more particularly, anti-HIV effects.

Abstract: There is provided a novel and efficient stereoselective total synthesis of epipodophyllotoxin and related epipodophyllotoxin compounds of the and present invention ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each are independently hydrogen or (lower)alkoxy, or R.sup.1 ll and R.sup.2, taken together, is methylenedioxy; R.sup.4 and R.sup.6 each are independently hydrogen or (lower)alkoxy; and R.sup.5 is hydrogen or a phenol-protecting group; or an acid addition salt thereof. The present ivnention also provides novel intermediates and processes for the preparation of said intermediates, which are then converted into known antineoplastic agents.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 each are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, or trifluoromethyl;R.sup.2,R.sub.3,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each are independently hydrogen, halogen C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy;tet is ##STR2## n is an integer of from 0 to 2, inclusive; A is ##STR3## R.sup.7 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy(lower) alkyl or (2-methoxyethoxy)methyl;X is --OH or .dbd.O; andR.sup.8 is hydrogen, a hydrolyzable ester group or a cation to form a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt,are novel antihypercholesterolemic agents which inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis. Intermediates and processes for their preparation are disclosed.

Abstract: There are disclosed intermediates which can be converted into podophyllotoxin and related compounds, which are known antineoplastic agents. There are also disclosed processes for the preparation of such intermediates, and processes for the conversion of the intermediates into known intermediates which are readily converted into podophyllotoxin and related compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel mitomycin analogs containing a disulfide group and processes for the preparation thereof. These compounds are mitomycin A analogs in which the 7-alkoxy group bears an organic substituent incorporating a disulfide group. Mitomycin A is an antibiotic of established utility, and the 7-O-substituted mitosane analogs thereof have similar utility.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel mitomycin analogs containing a disulfide group and processes for the preparation thereof. These compounds are mitomycin A analogs in which the 7-alkoxy group bears an organic substituent incorporating a disulfide group. Mitomycin A is an antibiotic of established utility, and the 7-O-substituted mitosane analogs thereof have similar utility.

Abstract: A stable, amorphous, lyophilized dihydrochloride salt of 7-[.alpha.-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-.alpha.-(z)-methoxyiminoacetamido]-3-[(1- methyl-1-pyrrolidinium) methyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylate is described. This lyophilized salt is more easily prepared than the crystalline counterpart and can be reconstituted in effective concentrations for intramuscular and intravenous injection utilizing suitable organic and inorganic bases to pH 3-7.0.

Abstract: There is provided a novel and efficient stereoselective total synthesis of epiodophyllotoxin and related epipodophyllotoxin compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen or (lower)-alkoxy, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, taken together, is methylenedioxy; R.sup.4 and R.sup.6 each are independently hydrogen or (lower) alkoxy; and R.sup.5 is hydrogen or a phenol-protecting group; or an acid addition salt thereof. The present invention also provides novel intermediates and processes for the preparation of said intermediates, which are then converted into known antineoplastic agents.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each are independently hydrogen or phenyl, provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may not both be hydrogen;m is an integer from 3 to 9;n is an integer from 0 to 3 and the sum ofm+n is an integer from 5 to 12;Z is O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, --CH.dbd.CH-- or a direct bond;A is ##STR2## R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and R.sup.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or methylsulfonyl;and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof are novel inhibitors of adenosine diphosphate and collagen-induced aggregation of human platelet-rich plasma and are particularly useful as inhibitors of mammalian blood platelet aggregation.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy or trifluoromethyl;R is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or phenyl;A is ##STR2## R.sup.5 is hydrogen, a hydrolyzable ester group or a cation to form a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt,are novel antihypercholesterolemic agents which inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis. Intermediates and processes for their preparation are disclosed.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 each are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, or trifluoromethyl;R.sup.2, R.sup.3,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each are independently hydrogen, halogen C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy;tet is ##STR2## n is an integer of from 0 to 2, inclusive; A is ##STR3## R.sup.7 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy(lower) alkyl or (2-methoxyethoxy)methyl;X is --OH or .dbd.O; andR.sup.8 is hydrogen, a hydrolyzable ester group or a cation to form a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt,are novel antihypercholesterolemic agents which inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis. Intermediates and processes for their preparation are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new 3-guanidinoalkyl-2-azetidinones of the formula ##STR1## wherein: U and W can be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an amino protecting group;n is 1 to 3;X is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, trialkylsilyl, arylsulfonyl, amino substituted arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl and arylcarbonyl; andY is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, arylalkenyl, arylalkyl, formyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, acyloxy, arylthio, arylsulfinyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylaminocarbonyl, the radical ##STR2## in which R is hydrogen, alkyl or arylalkyl, and the radical ##STR3## in which m is 1 to 3 and R' is hydrogen or --CO.sub.2 R" wherein R" is hydrogen, alkyl or arylalkyl.The novel azetidinones of the present invention exhibit anti-thrombin and anti-trypsin activities and are thus useful in controlling blood coagulation and treating pancreatitis.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy or trifluoromethyl;A is ##STR2## and R.sup.5 is hydrogen, a hydrolyzable ester group or a cation to form a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt,are novel antihypercholesterolemic agents which inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis. Intermediates and processes for their preparation are disclosed.

Abstract: There are disclosed intermediates which can be converted into podophyllotoxin and related compounds, which are known antineoplastic agents. There are also disclosed processes for the preparation of such intermediates, and processes for the conversion of the intermediates into known intermediates which are readily converted into podophyllotoxin and related compounds.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy or trifluoromethyl;R is C.sub.1-7 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl;A is ##STR2## R.sup.5 is hydrogen, a hydrolyzable ester group or a cation to form a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt,are novel antihypercholesterolemic agents which inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis. Intermediates and processes for their preparation are disclosed.