Taxol production by a microbe
AssigneeResearch and Development Institute, Inc. at Montana State University
InventorsGary Strobel, Andrea A. Stierle, Donald B. Stierle
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Abstract
Taxol is produced from taxol-producing micro-organisms. Methods of obtaining the taxol-producing microorganisms are described. Radioactive labelled taxol products and methods for use of the radioactive labelled taxol and for the treatment of leukemia and cancer cells are described.
Claims8
A biologically pure culture of a microbe which produces taxol or taxane in culture, wherein the fungus is Taxomyces.
A biologically pure culture of a microbe which produces taxol or taxane in culture, wherein the microbe is obtained from a tree.
A biologically pure culture of a fungus which produces taxol isolated from a tree.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.