Abstract: The present invention relates to an eukaryotic expression vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding for the human long pentraxin PTX3 protein under the control of an effective promoter and a nucleotide sequence encoding for a selectable marker, recombinant human cell able to provide expression of proteins encoded by the vector and method for the production of the human long pentraxin PTX3 protein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an eukaryotic expression vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding for the human long pentraxin PTX3 protein under the control of an effective promoter and a nucleotide sequence encoding for a selectable marker, recombinant human cell able to provide expression of proteins encoded by the vector and method for the production of the human long pentraxin PTX3 protein.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for selectively enhancing the production of factors A, and/or B.sub.0 of antibiotic A 40926 either to isolate these single components in better yields or to enrich the complex in one or both the above components, which comprises adding an appropriate precursor of the desired antibiotic factor to an A 40926 producing culture during fermentation.

Abstract: A novel antibiotic, A 42867, is prepared by cultivating the strain Nocardia sp. ATCC 53492, or an antibiotic A 42867-producing mutant or variant thereof, under submerged aerobic conditions in the presence of assimilable sources of carbon, nitrogen and inorganic salts. The antibiotic and its addition salts are useful in the treatment of infectious diseases and as growth promotant agents.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a new antibiotic substance arbitrarily denominated antibiotic A 40926 complex and its factors antibiotic A 40926 factor A, antibiotic A 40926 factor B, antibiotic A 40926 factor B.sub.0, antibiotic A 40926 factor PA and antibiotic A 40926 factor PB, a process for producing them by culturing the new strain Actinomadura sp. ATCC 39727 or an A 40926 producing variant or mutant thereof and the use of these new antibiotic substances in the treatment of infectious diseases involving microorganisms susceptible to them. The antibiotic substances of the invention are glycopeptidic substances belonging to the vancomycin class of antibiotics which have binding capacity to Acyl-D-Alanyl-D-Alanine.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new antibiotic substance denominated antibiotic A 42867 pseudoaglycon, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a process for its preparation from antibiotic A 42867 and pharmaceutical compositions containing the new substance of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention concerns new antibiotic substances denominated antibiotic A 40926 N-acylaminoglucuronyl aglycon complex AB, antibiotic A 40926 N-acylaminoglucuronyl aglycon factor A, antibiotic A 40926 N-acylaminoglucuronyl aglycon factor B, antibiotic A 40926 N-acylaminoglucuronyl aglycon factor B.sub.0, antibiotic A 40926 N-acylaminoglucuronyl aglycon factor B.sub.1, antibiotic A 40926 aglycon and the addition salts thereof, a process for their preparation starting from antibiotic A 40926 complex or a factor thereof, and their use in the treatment of infectious diseases involving microorganisms susceptible to them.

Abstract: A novel antibiotic, A 42867, is prepared by cultivating the strain Nocardia sp. ATCC 53492, or an antibiotic A 42867-producing mutant or variant thereof, under submerged aerobic conditions in the presence of assimilable sources of carbon, nitrogen and inorganic salts. The antibiotic and its addition salts are useful in the treatment of infectious diseases and as growth promotant agents.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a new antibiotic substance denominated antibiotic A 40926 mannosyl aglycon and the addition salts thereof, a process for preparing it from antibiotic A 40926 complex or a factor thereof, and its use in the treatment of infectious disease involving microorganisms susceptible to it.

Abstract: New antibiotic substances arbitrarily designated M 9026 complex, antibiotic M 9026 factor 1, antibiotic M 9026 factor 2, and antibiotic M 9026 factor 3, produced by fermentation of a strain of the Micromonospora genus. The antibiotics of the invention are antimicrobial and antitumor agents.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a new antibiotic substance arbitrarily designated as antibiotic SB 22484, to a process for its production by culturing Streptomyces sp. NRRL 15496 or a producing variant or mutant thereof, and to the use of the new antibiotic substance in the treatment of infectious diseases involving microorganisms susceptible to this antibiotic substance.

Abstract: The invention refers to an individual antibiotic substance selected from the group consisting of Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 1, Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 2, Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 3, Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 4 and Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 5 in substantially pure form, and to the method of producing them by recovery from Teichomycin A.sub.2, a known antibiotic substance, by means of high-efficiency chromatographic methods. The single pure Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 1, Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 2, Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 3, Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 4 and Teichomycin A.sub.2 factor 5 are biologically distinguishable from Teichomycin A.sub.2 in that they have a higher degree of antibiotic activity against susceptible microorganisms.