Abstract: The present invention provides enhanced methods of producing soluble, active fibroblast growth factor-20 (FGF-20), FGF-21, neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), growth hormone (GH), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), or glucocerebrosidase proteins in microorganisms that have an oxidizing environment.

Abstract: Novel synthetic glycosphingolipids and pharmaceutical compositions containing such synthetic glycosphingolipids are described. Methods of making the novel synthetic glycosphingolipid compounds and compositions as well as their use in the field of neuroprotection and cancer treatment is also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides enhanced methods of producing soluble, active fibroblast growth factor-20 (FGF-20), FGF-21, neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), growth hormone (GH), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), or glucocerebrosidase proteins in microorganisms that have an oxidizing environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to analogues of sialyl Le.sup.x that inhibit cellular adhesion between a selectin and cells that express sialyl Le.sup.x on their surfaces, as well as methods and compositions using the same, intermediates and methods for the preparation of the cellular adhesion inhibitor compounds and their intermediates.

Abstract: The inventive compounds are analogues of sialyl Le.sup.x that inhibit cellular adhesion between a selectin and cells that express sialyl Le.sup.x on their surfaces, and their synthetic intermediates. An inventive compound has structure A, ##STR1## wherein Z is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 acyl or ##STR2## Y is C(O), SO.sub.2, HNC(O), OC(O) or SC(O); R.sup.1 is an aryl, a substituted aryl or a phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylene group, wherein an aryl group has one five- or six-membered aromatic ring, a fused five/six-membered aromatic ring, or two fused six-membered aromatic rings, which rings are hydrocarbyl, monooxahydrocarbyl, monothiahydrocarbyl, monoazahydrocarbyl or diazahydrocarbyl rings, and a substituted aryl group is an aryl group having a halo, trifluoromethyl, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy, amino, mono-C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkylamino, di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkylamino, benzylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkylbenzylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 thioalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bivalent sialyl Lewis X saccharide compounds that inhibit cellular binding to a selectin receptor. Pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of Formula I, and processes for making and using the same are disclosed. A contemplated bivalent sialyl Lewis X saccharide compound has a structure that corresponds to Formula I, below, ##STR1## wherein R is a directly linked divalent monosaccharide unit; Y is selected from the group consisting of C(O), SO.sub.2, HNC(O), OC(O) and SC(O);R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 hydrocarbyl, an aryl, a substituted aryl and a phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylene group, wherein an aryl group has one six-membered aromatic ring or two fused six-membered aromatic rings, which ring or rings are hydrocarbyl, monoazahydrocarbyl, or diazahydrocarbyl rings, and a substituted aryl group is a before-mentioned aryl group having a substituent selected from the group consisting of halo, trifluoromethyl, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.