CULTURED $i(TAXUS) TISSUES AS A SOURCE OF TAXOL, RELATED TAXANES AND OTHER NOVEL ANTI-TUMOR/ANTI-VIRAL COMPOUNDS - Patent 0642586

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EP 0 642 586 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	15.03.1995 Bulletin 1995/11

(21)	Application number: 93911220.0

(22)	Date of filing: 11.05.1993

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A01H 4/ 00^{( . )}
A61K 31/ 337^{( . )}
A61P 35/ 00^{( . )}
C12N 5/ 04^{( . )}

A61K 31/ 335^{( . )}
A61K 36/ 18^{( . )}
C07D 305/ 14^{( . )}
C12P 17/ 02^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1993/004424

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1993/023555 (25.11.1993 Gazette 1993/28)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

21.05.1992 US 19920886619

(71)	Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
	University Park, PA 16802 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ARTECA, Richard, N. State College, PA 16803 (US) WICKREMESINHE, Enaksha State College, PA 16801 (US)

(74)	Representative: Durand, Yves Armand Louis
	LAW OFFICES WEINSTEIN 20 Avenue de Friedland F-75008 Paris F-75008 Paris (FR)

(54)	CULTURED $i(TAXUS) TISSUES AS A SOURCE OF TAXOL, RELATED TAXANES AND OTHER NOVEL ANTI-TUMOR/ANTI-VIRAL COMPOUNDS