Abstract: A method of preparing an organ culture from branched tissue of a Catharanthus roseus seedling is disclosed. The indole alkaloids vincristine and vinblastine can be recovered from the organ culture tissue via extraction.
Abstract: Microbial cells are produced in great quantities and good yield, and economically by cultivating a bacterium belonging to species selected from the group consisting of Flavobacterium tosaensis, Pseudomonas wakayamaensis, Flavobacterium methanolicola, Corynebacterium yamanasiensis, in a culture medium containing methanol as a major carbon source. Methanol is abundantly available from the chemical industry. The resultant microbial cells have a high protein content and can be utilized as feed, food, medical and industrial materials.
Abstract: An artificial medical material with an anticoagulative activity which comprises a carrier material, and heparin and antithrombin III co-immobilized thereon by a per se conventional procedure.