Abstract: A process for converting lipid-containing bacterial capsular polysaccharide, such as lipo-polyribosyl ribitol phosphate, lipo-PRP, into lipid-free, endotoxin-free polysaccharide, such as polyribosyl ribitol phosphate, PRP, by solubilizing polysaccharide-containing powder derived from culture media of bacteria, such as Haemophilus influenzae type b, cleaving covalently bound fatty acids from the polysaccharide, and removing the lipids, and endotoxin.

Abstract: Recombinant hepatitis B virus surface proteins produced in recombinant host cells are rapidly and efficiently purified from either cell extracts in a high pH buffer, or from heated whole cells at neutral pH. The host cell extracts or whole cells are heat treated, cooled and in the case of high pH extract, the pH is reduced. The surface proteins are then absorbed onto wide pore silica followed by elution and concentration. This method eliminates the requisite introduction of protease inhibitors, stabilizes the surface protein and improves product yield.

Abstract: A process for removing endotoxin from Gram-negative polysaccharides such as polyribosylribitol phosphate by solubilizing polysaccharide-containing powder derived from Gram-negative bacteria fermentation broth to provide a divalent counter ion for endotoxin and adding alcohol incrementally to induce lipopolysaccharide precipition, and mixing material resulting from the alcohol addition with a nonionic resin, a detergent and a chelating agent.

Abstract: Carboxamide derivatives of glcopeptide antibiotics and their salts are useful for treating or preventing infection in an animal by gram-positive bacteria and also increase feed-utilization efficiency, promote growth in domestic animals and increase propionate production in lactating ruminants.

Abstract: A novel antibiotic complex of "vancomycin-like" antibiotics, AAD 216 complex, is produced by the cultivation of a fermentation broth containing Kibdelosporangium aridum Shearer gen. nov., sp. nov. ATCC 39323 microorganisms in an aqueous nutrient medium under submerged aerobic conditions. The AAD 216 complex and its major bioactive components; AAD 216A, AAD 216B, and AAD 216C exhibit antibiotic activity and growth promotant activity.

Abstract: A novel process for the isolation and purification of vancomycin class antibiotics which utilized affinity chromatography by the formation of a sorption complex between the antibiotic and an immobilizing ligand selected from -D-alanyl-D-alanine or -X-D-alanyl-D-alanine, wherein X is an amino acid radical and the novel affinity chromatography sorbent employed therein are disclosed.

Abstract: Novel glycopeptide antibiotics of the CWI-785 complex are produced by the Actinomycete SKF-CWI-785.

Abstract: A novel process for the isolation and purification of vancomycin class antibiotics which utilized affinity chromatography by the formation of a sorption complex between the antibiotic and an immobilizing ligand selected from -D-alanyl-D-alanine or -X-D-alanyl-D-alanine, wherein X is an amino acid radical and the novel affinity chromatography sorbent employed therein are disclosed.

Abstract: A novel antibiotic complex of "Vancomycin-like" antibiotics, AAD 216 complex, is produced by the cultivation of a fermentation broth containing Kibdelosporangium aridum Shearer gen. nov., sp. nov. ATCC 39323 microorganisms in an aqueous nutrient medium under submerged aerobic conditions. The AAD 216 complex and its major bioactive components; AAD 216A, AAD 216B, and AAD 216C exhibit antibiotic activity and growth promotant activity.

Abstract: Novel aglycone and pseudo-aglycones of the AAD 216 antibiotics are prepared by partial acid hydrolysis of the AAD 216 antibiotic complex or its individual factor antibiotics. AAD 216 aglycone, AAD 216 pseudo-aglycone and AAD 216A pseudo-aglycone, AAD 216B pseudo-aglycone and AAD 216C pseudo-aglycone exhibit antibacterial activity and are useful in animal health applications.