Abstract: A compound of the formula: [wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted; R2 is a cyclic hydrocarbon group which may be substituted or a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; R3 is halogen atoms, a carbamoyl group which may be substituted, a sulfamoyl group which may be substituted, an acyl group derived from sulfonic acid, a C1-4 alkyl group which may be substituted, a C1-4 alkoxy group which may be substituted, an amino group which may be substituted, a nitro group or a cyano group; R4 is hydrogen atoms or a hydroxy group; n is 0 or 1; and p is 0 or 1 to 4]; or a salt thereof, has potent CCR5 antagonistic activity and can be advantageously used as a medicament for inhibition of HIV infection to human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, especially for the treatment or prevention of AIDS.

Abstract: Compounds of general formula (1) R1—X1—W—X2—Z1—Z2—R2 or salts thereof, exhibiting preventive and therapeutic effects against HIV infectious diseases wherein R1 is an optionally substituted five- or six-membered ring group; X1 is a free valency or the like; W is a divalent group represented by, e. g., general formula (2) (wherein A and B are each an optionally substituted five- to seven-membered ring; E1 and E4 are each optionally substituted carbon or the like; E2 and E3 are each oxygen or the like; and a and b are each a single bond or a double bond); X2 is a divalent group constituting a straight chain moiety; Z1 is a divalent cyclic group or the like; Z2 is a free valency or the like; and R2 is optionally substituted amino or the like.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for antagonizing adenosine at adenosine A3 receptors which comprises a 1,3-azole compound substituted on the 4- or 5-position, or both, by a pyridyl which may be substituted is provided and can be used as a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for asthma, allergosis, inflammation, and so on.

Abstract: Compounds represented by general formula (I): and salts thereof, exhibiting excellent adenosine A3 receptor antagonism: wherein A is an optionally substituted benzene ring; B may be further substituted; and R1 is an optionally substituted cyclic group.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted, R2 is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted, or R1 and R2 may combine to each other together with A to form a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; A is N or N+—R5.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted, R2 is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted, or R1 and R2 may combine to each other together with A to form a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; A is N or N+—R5.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for antagonizing adenosine at adenosine A3 receptors which comprises a 1,3-azole compound substituted on the 4- or 5-position, or both, by a pyridyl which may be substituted is provided and can be used as a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for asthma, allergosis, inflammation, and so on.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a compound for antagonizing CCR5, said compound being represented by the formula: wherein R1 is an optionally substituted phenyl or an optionally substituted thienyl; Y is —CH2—, —S— or —O—; and R2, R3 and R4 are independently an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted alicyclic heterocyclic ring group, and being effective for the prevention and treatment of infectious disease of HIV.

Abstract: A microorganism resistant to a threonine analogue, which has a plasmid containing part or whole of a biotin operon; and a process for producing biotin, which comprises culturing a microorganism described above in a medium to produce and accumulate biotin in the medium, and collecting biotin.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition for antagonizing CCR5 which comprises a compound of the formula: wherein R1 is an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered ring; W is a divalent group of the formula: wherein the ring A is an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered aromatic ring, X is an optionally substituted C, N or O atom, and the ring B is an optionally substituted 5- to 7-membered ring; Z is a chemical bond or a divalent group; R2 is (1) an optionally substituted amino group in which a nitrogen atom may form a quaternary ammonium, etc., or a salt thereof.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a compound of the formula: wherein R1 is an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered ring; the ring A is an optionally substituted 6- to 7-membered ring; the ring B is an optionally substituted benzene ring; n is an integer of 1 or 2; Z is a chemical bond or a divalent group; R2 is (1) an optionally substituted amino group in which a nitrogen atom may form a quaternary ammonium, (2) an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group which may contain a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom as ring constituting atoms and wherein a nitrogen atom may form a quaternary ammonium, (3) a group binding through a sulfur atom or (4) a group of the formula:  wherein k is 0 or 1, and when k is 0, a phosphorus atom may form a phosphonium; and R5 and R6 are independently an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, an optionally substituted hydroxy group or an optionally substituted amino group, and R5 and R6 may bind to each other to form a cy

Abstract: This invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition for antagonizing CCR5 which comprises a compound of the formula: wherein R1 is an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered ring; W is a divalent group of the formula: wherein the ring A is an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered aromatic ring, X is an optionally substituted C, N or O atom, and the ring B is an optionally substituted 5- to 7-membered ring; Z is a chemical bond or a divalent group; R2 is (1) an optionally substituted amino group in which a nitrogen atom may form a quaternary ammonium, etc., or a salt thereof.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a compound for antagonizing CCR5, said compound being represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted phenyl or an optionally substituted thienyl; Y is --CH.sub.2 --, --S-- or --O--; and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted alicyclic heterocyclic ring group, and being effective for the prevention and treatment of infectious disease of HIV.

Abstract: A microorganism resistant to a threonine analogue, which has a plasmid containing part or whole of a biotin operon; and a process for producing biotin, which comprises culturing a microorganism described above in a medium to produce and accumulate biotin in the medium, and collecting biotin.

Abstract: A microorganism resistant to a nicotinic acid analogue, which has a plasmid containing part or whole of a biotin operon; and a process for producing biotin, which comprises culturing a microorganism described above in a medium to produce and accumulate biotin in the medium, and collecting biotin.

Abstract: Disclosed are (1) a method of producing D-ribose which comprises cultivating a microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus having D-ribose producing ability in a medium, the microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus containing a DNA sequence participating in expression of a gluconate operon which is partly or wholly modified so as to highly express the gluconate operon in the microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus, accumulating D-ribose, and collecting D-ribose thus obtained; (2) a novel microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus having D-ribose producing ability transformed with DNA which contains a DNA sequence participating in expression of a gluconate operon which is partly or wholly modified so as to highly express the gluconate operon in the microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus; (3) novel DNA in which a promoter of a gluconate operon of a microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus is modified so as to highly express said gluconate operon in the microorganism belonging to the