Abstract: A novel antibiotic complex designated BU-4224V produced by fermentation of Kibdelosporangium albatum sp. nov. Strain R761-7. The complex may be separated chromatographically into bioactive components designated BU-4224V A, B.sub.1, B.sub.2, and C. The components BU-4224V B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 display both antiviral and antimicrobial activity, while component BU-4224V A has antimicrobial activity and component BU-4224V C has antiviral activity.

Abstract: Triple derivatives of polygalactomannan i.e., dialkylaminoalkyl ether-hydroxyalkyl ether - long aliphatic chain ether of polygalactomannan, are useful as thickening agents for aqueous fluids.

Abstract: A method is provided for making 3' and/or 5' end-capped oligonucleotides so as to render the oligonucleotide resistant to degradation by exonucleases. The exonuclease degradation resistance is provided by incorporating two or more phosphoramidate and phosphorocmonothioate and/or phosphorodithioate linkages at the 5' and/or 3' ends of the oligonucleotide, wherein the number of phosphoramidate linkages is less than a number which would interfere with hybridization to a complementary oligonucleotide strand and/or which would interfere with RNAseH activity when the oligonucleotide is hybridized to RNA.

Abstract: A method for tearing retroviral infections including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with 2',3'-dideoxyinosine or 2',3'-dideoxyadenosine is disclosed. This antiviral effect is irreversible with 2',3'-dideoxyinosine and 2',3'-dideoxyadenosine but reversible with 2',3'-dideoxyguanosine.

Abstract: Saccharide copolymers having antibacterial activity obtained by copolymerization of an oligosaccharide or polysaccharide with a nitrogen containing vinyl derivative, quaternarization of the obtained copolymer followed by oxidation of the oligosaccharide or polysaccharide monomer unit with formation of the corresponding dialdehyde.

Abstract: The heteropolysaccharide BM07, useful, e.g., as a thickening/stabilizing/suspending agent for a wide variety of industrial applications, is produced by fermenting a nutrient medium containing at least one source of assimilable carbon with a strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens I-736 or mutant thereof.

Abstract: A method of phosphorylating a nucleoside or an oligonucleotide chain having a free 2', 3' or 5' hydroxyl moiety is provided. The method involves the use of a phosphorylating reagent which is selected such that the extent of phosphorylation can be monitored colorimetrically, easily and accurately. The phosphorylating reagent contains an aromatic species such as a dimethoxytrityl group that is cleavable with acid and colorimetrically detectable upon release.

Abstract: Novel 2'-deoxy-5-substituted uridine derivative represented by the general formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, a benzoyl group or a tetrahydrofuranyl group; R.sub.2 is a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group; and any one of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other one is an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a benzyl group having as the substituents selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a nitro group, or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms having one or two phenyl groups as the substituents.The novel 2'-deoxy-5-substituteduridine derivative possesses excellent antitumor activity with less toxicity, thus it is useful as antitumor agent.

Abstract: A polysaccharide chemically joined to a nitroxyl spin label (NSL) compound has use for the preparation of an NMR diagnostic composition. An agent for modifying H.sub.2 O relaxation times in NMR diagnosis may comprise a polysaccharide to which is chemically linked both an NSL compound and an organic complexing agent to which is complexed a paramagnetic metal ion, such as Gd(III) or Cu(II). Polysaccharides include dextran, starch and cellulose. The preferred NSL compound is 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl.

Abstract: The invention relates to O-methyl derivatives of azithromycin A of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Ia R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =CO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5, R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 =R.sup.5 =HIb R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =CO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5, R.sup.3 =R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =HIc R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =CO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5, R.sup.3 =R.sup.5 =H, R.sup.4 =C.sub.3Id R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =CO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5, R.sup.3 =R.sup.4 =R.sup.5 =CH.sub.3Ie R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =R.sup.4 =R.sup.5 =H, R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3If R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =R.sup.5 =H, R.sup.3 =R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3Ig R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =R.sup.3 =R.sup.5 =H, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3Ih R.sup.1 =R.sup.2 =H, R.sup.3 =R.sup.4 =R.sup.5 =CH.sub.3Ii R.sup.1 =R.sup.4 =R.sup.5 =H, R.sup.2 =R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3Ij R.sup.1 =R.sup.5 =H, R.sup.2 =R.sup.3 =R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3Ik R.sup.1 =R.sup.3 =R.sup.5 =H, R.sup.2 =R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3Il R.sup.1 =H, R.sup.2 =R.sup.3 =R.sup.4 =R.sup.5 =CH.sub.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel polysubstituted benzimidazole nucleosides and compositions and their use in the treatment of viral infections, particulary those caused by human cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus. Such substituted compounds exhibit antiviral properties superior to their parent compounds and low leveSPONSORSHIPThis invention was made with government support under Contract No. NO1 Al 42554 and NO1 Al 72641 awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in this invention.

Abstract: Reacting [.sup.* X]X- with YVaraU in the presence of a cuprous ion catalyst under anaerobic and reducing conditions produces [.sup.* X]XVaraU, where .sup.* X is a radioactive halogen, Y is a second halogen, X and Y are different halogens, and XVaraU is 1-(.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5(E)-(2-halogenovinyl) uracil, the halogen of which is X. The reaction produces an effective administrable form of [.sup.* X]XVaraU for use in diagnosis and treatment of herpes virus infections.

Abstract: This application discloses probes for adenosine receptors which are functionalized congeners of the following compound: ##STR1## wherein R is --CH.sub.2 --C(O)--R' or ##STR2## These probes bind to A.sub.2 and A.sub.3 adenosine receptors and aid in quantifying and characterizing the receptors. The compounds may be labeled, for example with fluorescent compounds or radioactive compounds, or unlabeled.

Abstract: Antisense oligonucleotides are disclosed having a length of 15-30 nucleotides containing the CAT sequence and hybridizable to herpes simplex virus type I gene UL13, UL39, or UL40. These antisense oligomers inhibit the replication of the virus at least three-fold. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these oligonucleotides as the active ingredients are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for inhibiting or suppressing in an animal the contraction of vessels lined with endothelial tissue, which contractions are caused by anoxia or hypoxia. The method comprises administering to such an animal an effective therapeutic (contraction-inhibiting) amount of an avermectin class antibiotic such as ivermectin or a derivative thereof for a time period sufficient to inhibit or suppress said contractions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for, and a method of, treating a hepatitis viral infection in a subject using 1-(2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5-ethyluracil [FEAU].

Abstract: The present invention relates to a N.sup.6,N.sup.6 -disubstituted-cyclic adenosine-3',5'-monophosphate represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a linear alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms, an aralkyl group or an alkenyl group; A.sup..sym. represents a hydrogen ion, an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth metal ion, an ammonium ion or an organoammonium ion, or a salt thereof, and a cardiac composition comprising it as an effective component, and further includes a process for preparing a compound represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an alkenyl group and A.sup..sym. has the same meanings as defined above, or a salt thereof, characterized in that a 2'-O-protected-cyclic adenosine-3',5'-monophosphate represented by the formula ##STR3## wherein Y represents a protecting group and A.sup..sym.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel stable aqueous primycin solutions containing 0.5 to 1.75% by mass/volume of primycin sulfate or 2.5 to 9% by mass/volume of a complex of primycin N-methylpyrrolidone and 2 to 15% by mass/volume of pyroglutamic acid, preferably L-pyroglutamic acid or a soluble salt, preferably the sodium salt thereof as calculated for the volume of the solution to be prepared and 40 to 60% by volume of isopropanol as calculated for the volume of the solution to be prepared as well as water in an amount adding up to 100%. The stable, aqueous primycin solutions are topical antibiotics.

Abstract: Betaine group-containing polysaccharides with recurring anhydroglucose units of the average, general formula ##STR1## are disclosed. In this formula the R.sup.1 groups are the same or different and represent methyl, ##STR2## in which n=2 or 3, m=0 to 10, p=0 to 10 and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or the betaine group ##STR3## in which R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are the same or different and represent an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.5 is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least 0.5% of the R.sup.1 groups in the polysaccharide molecule represent the betaine group.Also disclosed is a method for the synthesis of these compounds and their use in cosmetic preparations, expecially for the care of the hair. In addition, novel compounds of the general formula ##STR4## are disclosed as intermediates in which the substituents R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 have the above meaning.

Abstract: A method of increasing the rate of repletion of purine nucleotide pools in tissue deficient in the nucleotides, which comprises administering to a human or animal a therapeutically effective amount of 5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide riboside, 5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof sufficient to increase the rate of the repletion is disclosed along with pharmaceutical compositions useful for carrying out the method of the invention.