Abstract: As a new compound is now provided N-acetylbenanomicin B which is useful as an antifungal agent and also as antiviral agent for inhibiting infection of human T-cell with HIV, namely a virus causative of acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome. N-acetylbenanomicin B may be prepared by acetylation of 4"-amino group of benanomicin B which is fermentatively produced by a new microorganism, MH193-16F4 strain of actinomycetes.

Abstract: As a new antifungal and antiviral antibiotic is provided benanomicin A 4"'-O-sulfate or a salt thereof having formula (I) ##STR1## wherein M.sup.1 denotes a mono-valent alkali metal atom or a di-valent alkaline earth metal atom or a hydrogen atom and A denotes an organic base; n is zero when M.sup.1 is an alkali metal atom or alkaline earth metal atom but n is 1 or zero when M.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, and M.sup.2 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom or an alkaline earth metal atom. This new compound is useful as antifungal agent to treat fungal infections in mammals and as antiviral agent to inhibitingly treat HIV.

Abstract: A computerized analyzing system for a piping network, in which an actual piping network chart input to a map information input unit is compressed to an equivalent piping network model by a compressor, the compressed piping network model is analyzed by a piping network analyzer, and results of analyzation are displayed on a display unit, includes an initial image data memory for storing initial image data of the piping network chart input to the map information input unit, a compression sequence memory for storing a compression sequence of the input piping network chart to the piping network model, an analyzation result expander for executing the compression sequence stored in the compression sequence memory in an opposite manner to expand the results of analyzation of flow rates and pressures of pipelines and/or nodes in the piping network model obtained by the piping network analyzer to corresponding results of analyzation of the flow rates and the pressures of pipelines and nodes in the piping network chart

Abstract: Two new antibiotics which are now nominated as benanomicin A and benanomicin B, respectively, are fermentatively produced by the cultivation of a new microorganism, designated as MH193-16F4 strain, of Actinomycetes. Benanomicins A and B each show antifungal activity and are useful as a therapeutic antifungal agent. A new compound, dexylosylbenanomicin B is now produced by chemical conversion of benanomicin B, and this semi-synthetic antibiotic also shows antifungal activity and is useful as a therapeutic antifungal agent.

Abstract: Novel substances exhibiting antimicrobial activity and antitumor activity, a process for producing them by cultivating a microorganism belonging to the genus Streptomyces and capable of producing them and derivatives of such substances.

Abstract: Cephalosporin compounds of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and are a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group of 1-5 carbon atoms and A is a hydrogen atom or a nucleophilic compound residue or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof have excellent antibacterial activity against Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms.

Abstract: An achromatic lens for ultraviolet rays constituted by (A) high-purity silica glass having a purity of 99.9% or more, or fluorine-containing, high-purity silica glass having a purity of 99.9% or more; and (B) silica glass containing germanium dioxide or silica glass containing germanium dioxide and boron oxide.

Abstract: As new compounds are now provided 14-O-(3,4-disubstituted benzoyl)adriamycins which are of low cytotoxicity and exhibit a high activity inhibitory to the reverse transcriptase of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and which can inhibit propagation of HIV.

Abstract: Novel substances exhibiting antimicrobial activity and antitumor activity, a process for producing them by cultivating a microorganism belonging to the genus Streptomyces and capable of producing them and derivatives of such substances.

Abstract: Sugar lactams such as N-(3-phenylpropyl)-1-deoxynojirimycin, 1-deoxynojirimycin, D-glucaro-.delta.-lactam, 6-O-triphenylmethyl-D-gluco-.delta.-lactam, etc. and new derivatives thereof which markedly inhibit metastasis of cancer cells.

Abstract: N-[4-(3-Aminopropyl)aminobutyl]-2-(.omega.-guanidino-fatty acid-amido)-2-substituted-ethanamides represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein Y represents --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH or ##STR2## R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a hydroxyl group as substituent, or a benzyl group, and n is an integer of from 1 to 8, provided that when Y is ##STR3## and n is 4, R represents the groups other than the hydrogen atom; salt thereof having antitumor activity in experimental animal tumors and a process for the preparation thereof is provided.

Abstract: High-hardness silica glass having transparency substantially on the same level as silica glass and a Vickers hardness of 12-20 GPa is produced by covering silica glass with powder and treating the silica glass at a temperature of 1400.degree.-2500.degree. C. and a pressure of 10-300 MPa in an atmosphere of an inert gas or a nitrogen gas.

Abstract: This invention provides cephalosporin compounds represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are same or different hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 is a lower alkyl group which may optionally be substituted with a halogen atome (or atoms), an alkenyl group, or a cycloalkylmethyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and A is hydrogen atom or residue of a nucleophilic compound and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and -negative bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as against a great variety of .beta.-lactamase-producing strains.

Abstract: A therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for viral infection, particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which comprises as an active ingredient a lactam compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents --COOR, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or ##STR2## wherein n represents an integer of 2 or 3 and A represents methine when n is 2 or a quarternary carbon atom when n is 3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester derivative thereof.

Abstract: An antibiotic substance represented by formula (I) ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is produced by cultivating a microorganism belonging to the genus Streptomyces and isolating the substance from the cultured cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cephem compound of formula (III) shown in the description. The compound is useful as an intermediate for the synthesis of .beta.-lactam antibiotics of new class and also to a process for producing the same. The cephem compound (III) is produced by reacting a cephem compound of formula (I) with a nitrogen-containing compound of formula (II) under acid-capturing conditions. The process can be performed easily under mild conditions.

Abstract: A method of producing a uniform silica glass block comprising using silica powder as a raw material, and treating it at high temperature and pressure by a hot press and/or a hot isostatic press in vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere, preferably with a capsule of silica glass or a high-melting point metal. By conducting calcination in fluorine, chlorine or their compound gas and then in oxygen, the OH group content of the silica glass can be reduced dramatically.

Abstract: As new compounds are provided a class of derivatives of actinonin represented by the general formula ##STR1## where R is a hydrogen or a lower alkyl group, which can exhibit the enzyme-inhibitory activities to a limited range of peptidases and show a remarkable enzyme-specificity, and which are effective to treat a cycloheximide-induced experimental amnesia in mice and are expectable to be useful to treat an amnesia in a mammalian animal, including human.

Abstract: New cephalosporin derivatives of a general formula (I) and non-toxic salts and non-toxic esters thereof are provided: ##STR1## (wherein R represents an acyclic or cyclic lower alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms, which may optionally be substituted by a halogen atom; the steric configuration as asterisked (*) includes an optical-active (R)-form or (S)-form or an optical-inactive (RS)-form; n is 0 or 1, n.sup.1 is 0 to 3, n.sup.2 is 0 to 3; and when n.sup.1 is 0, n.sup.2 is 3; when n.sup.1 is 1, n.sup.2 is 2; when n.sup.1 is 2, n.sup.2 is 1; when n.sup.1 is 3, n.sup.2 is 0).The new derivatives of the formula (I) and non-toxic salts and esters thereof have high bactericidal activity with broad antibacterial spectra, and these are useful as active ingredients in bactericides.

Abstract: A new compound, i.e., 14-chlorodaunomycin, and its method of preparation are provided. The new compound, useful as an antitumor agent and as an intermediate in the preparation of (2"R)-4'-O-tetrahydropyranyladriamycin, is obtained by reaction of daunomycin with an alkyl ortho-formate and a brominating agent to produce a 14-bromo-13-dialkylketaldaunomycin, hydrolysis of the latter compound, then adding an excess of a solid metal/chloride to produce an acid addition salt of 14-chlorodaunomycin and concurrently salting out the latter compound from the reaction solution, followed by recovering the 14-chlorodaunomycin acid addition salt.