Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of decontamination and biocidal agents. More specifically, the invention relates to novel N-halamine melamine derivatives, compositions comprising them, processes for their production, and methods using the same.

Abstract: The invention provides an isolated Bacillus cereus sensu lato strain, selected from Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis, in which the htrA gene or any part thereof is silenced, and vaccines comprising the same.

Abstract: The invention provides an isolated Bacillus cereus sensu lato strain, selected from Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis, in which the htrA gene or any part thereof is silenced, and vaccines comprising the same.

Abstract: A protective agent suitable to protect the human skin against lesions caused by vesicants or other percutaneous chemical agents, particularly against sulfur mustard gas injury and VX intoxication, which comprises a protective-effective amount of a hydrophilic water-based cream, alone or together with one or more additives selected from among the group consisting essentially of polyols, mono-, oligo- or polysaccharides, and salts of organic or inorganic acids. The additive polyol may be glycol, propylene glycol, polyglycerol, glycerin, sorbitol, dulcitol, tritol, sorbitol or mannitol. The additive monosaccharide may be ribose, xylose, glucose, fructose, galactose or mannose. The additive oligosaccharide may be sucrose, maltose, lactose, raffinose or cellobiose.

Abstract: A circulatory long-lived cholinesterase (ChE) protein, such as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) or butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), which is a ChE protein modified with a non-antigenic polymer. The ChE may be AChE, such as native AChE of mammalian origin or of non-mammalian origin, or recombinant AChE. The recombinant AChE may be mutated at one or more amino-acid residues. The BChE may be native BChE of mammalian origin or of non-mammalian origin.

Abstract: There is provided genetically engineered bovine interferon of the IFN-.alpha.-type and various sub-types thereof. There is further provided a double stranded DNA molecule which includes DNA encoding BoIFN-.alpha. A, BoIFN0.alpha. B, BoIFN-.alpha. C, and BoIFN-.alpha. D, and cloning vehicles including such DNAs. There are further provided cells including such DNA and a process for the production of such types of BoIFN based on the use of such cells. Furthermore, there is also provided a method for the identification of a bovine IFN-.alpha. DNA sequence.

Abstract: Organo-phosphorus compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein Z is a member selected from ##STR2## wherein R and R' are each selected from hydrogen and lower alkyl, R" designates a member selected from methyl and ethyl, and X.sup.- is an anion may be used as active ingredient in pharmaceutical and pesticidal, especially acaricidal and fungicidal, compositions of matter of low mammalian toxicity.