Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method for treating fungal infections in animals comprising administering to animals in need of antifungal treatment an effective amount of fungal cell lytic enzymes extracted from Coprinus, Lycoperdon, or Bolbitius in conjunction with conventional antimycotic agents such as amphotericin B or Nystatin. The fungal cell lytic enzymes are extracted from Coprinus, Lycoperdon, and Bolbitius by conventional enzyme isolation techniques. These fungal cell lytic enzymes retain their activity in vivo, are relatively non toxic and destroy fungi by degrading fungal cell walls and weakening the fungal cell walls so that conventional antimycotic agents are far more effective. The method of the present invention is particularly useful in treating infections by opportunistic fungi such as Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antitumor agent comprising p-di(2-chloroethyl)amino-L-phenylalanine or N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)p-phenylenediamine hydrochloride bound to a tumor specific antibody by peptide bonds. The antitumor agent of the present invention is prepared by reacting a cytotoxic agent, p-di(2-chloroethyl)amino-L-phenylalanine or N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)p-phenylenediamine hydrochloride with a tumor specific antibody in the presence of a water soluble carbodiimide such as 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride and thereby forming a peptide bond between the cytotoxic agent and the tumor specific antibody.