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US 5,322,779 AGranted
Taxol production by taxomyces andreanae
AssigneeResearch and Development Institute, Inc. at Montana State University
InventorsGary A. Strobel, Andrea A. Stierle, Donald B. Stierle
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Abstract
Taxol is produced from a taxol-producing microorganism Taxomyces andreanae BS 279.92. Radioactive taxol products and methods for use of the radioactive labelled taxol are described.
Claims9
A biologically pure culture of the fungus Taxomyces andreanae having all the identifying characteristics of Taxomyces andreanae CBS 279.92.
A process for producing taxol comprising the steps of
- a) culturing a fungus having all the identifying characteristics of Taxomyces andreanae CBS 279.92 in a medium suitable for its growth and
- b) recovering the taxol produced.
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