Abstract: Substantially pure neocarzinostatin anticancer agents have the formula (A):(SMA)--(NCS)--(SMA) (A)wherein (NCS) is a divalent neocarzinostatin residue and (SMA) comprises the monovalent residue of a partially half-esterified styrene-maleic acid copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of from 800 to 2,500, said (NCS) residue being bonded to said (SMA) residues via amide linkages formed between primary amino groups of the neocarzinostatin molecule and carbonyl groups of the partially half-esterified styrene-maleic acid copolymer.

Abstract: Substantially pure neocarzinostatin anticancer agents have the formula (A):(SMA)-(NCS)-(SMA) (A)wherein (NCS) is a divalent neocarzinostatin residue and (SMA) comprises the monovalent residue of a styrene-maleic acid copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of from 800 to 2,500, said (NCS) residue being bonded to said (SMA) residues via amide linkages formed between primary amino groups of the neocarzinostatin molecule and carbonyl groups of the styrene-maleic acid copolymer.

Abstract: Novel neocarzinostatin anticancer agents have the formula:(SMA)--(NCS)wherein (NCS) is a neocarzinostatin residue, n is an integer ranging from 1 to 35, and (SMA) comprises the residue of a half-esterified styrene-maleic acid copolymer having an average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 10,000, said half-esterified styrene-maleic acid copolymer comprising (i) styrene residues, (ii) maleic acid residues covalently bonded to (NCS), (iii) free maleic acid residues, and (iv) half-esterified maleic acid residues, and further wherein the total amount of said residues (ii) and (iii) ranges from an average of 0.1 per molecule to 60 mole % of said (SMA).

Abstract: Therapeutic induction of interferon production in living animal cells is effected by subjecting such cells to the species-specific interferon inducing effect of an organogermanium compound having the formula:(GeCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COX).sub.2 O.sub.3wherein X is --OH,--NH.sub.2 or O--alkyl.

Abstract: The specification describes novel antibiotic NCS-C and its free acid salts. Their antimicrobial effects are at least comparative with neocarzinostatin, and, against some microorganisms, superior. The novel antibiotic NCS-C or its free acid salt is prepared either by culturing an NCS-C yielding microorganism belonging to the Streptomyces family in a culture medium, separating the culture medium into bacterial bodies and culture filtrate, and extracting the culture filtrate with a water-immiscible polar organic solvent under acidic conditions, or by decomposing neocarzinostatin under acidic conditions and extracting resultant free acid salt with a polar organic solvent.

Abstract: Therapeutic induction of interferon production in living animal cells is effected by subjecting such cells to the species-specific interferon inducing effect of an organogermanium compound having the formula:(GeCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COX).sub.2 O.sub.3wherein X is --OH, --NH.sub.2 or --O--alkyl.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the preparation of a specific immune serum by immunizing IAP in animals other than humans and absorbing the thus obtained serum with normal human serum.

Abstract: KS-2-B was obtained as purified material from the culture of Daedalea dickinsii KSDD 6 (FERM-P No. 3993), Lentinus edodes KSLE 7 (FERM-P No. 3994) or Lentinus edodes KSLE 28 (FERM-P No. 4196). This substance, KS-2-B, is an effective interferon inducing substance.

Abstract: Neocarzinostatin derivatives having the formula; ##STR1## wherein N represents a neocarzinostatin residue, and R.sub.1 +R.sub.2 represents a residue of polystyrene-maleic acid copolymer having a molecular weight of 2,500 to 80,000. These neocarzinostatin derivatives are prepared by reacting neocarzinostatin with a polystyrene-maleic acid copolymer containing at least one maleic anhydride residue per molecule.The neocarzinostatin derivatives exhibit anticarcinogenic activity.

Abstract: KS-substance was obtained as raw material from the cultured mycelium of Daedalea dickinsii KSDD 6 (FERM-P No. 3993), Lentinus edodes KSLE 7 (FERM-P No. 3994) or Lentinus edodes KSLE 28 (FERM-P No. 4196), and by refining this substance a novel substance KS-2-A was obtained. This substance KS-2-A and also the KS-substance as the raw material both enhance the host defense function of the living body.

Abstract: 7-Hydroxycholesterol and 7-ketocholesterol can be used as a medicament having a pharmacodynamic action on the bio-protective mechanisms, and thus they are useful as an immunoregulatory agent or antiphlogistic agent.

Abstract: A prophylactic and therapeutic composition effective in the treatment of coccidiomycosis and including a new antibiotic known as TS-0822.

Abstract: 3-(5,7-Dimethyl-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-6,8-decadienyl)-glutarimide is prepared by cultivating Streptomyces pluricolorescens var. yamashitaensis (S-885) ATCC No. 21956 in an aqueous nutrient broth containing a carbohydrate and a source of organic nitrogen until said broth achieves substantial antiviral activity, and recovering said antibiotic from said culture broth. This antibiotic is effective against the viruses of polio and A-type influenza.

Abstract: An inducer of interferon for the viral infection composed mainly of double stranded RNA is extracted and isolated from spore or mycelium of natural or cultivated basidiomycetes such as Cortinellus Shiitake.