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US 6,440,709 B1Granted
Production of isochroman compounds by culturing Penicillium
AssigneePfizer Inc.
InventorsHideo Hirai, Toshio Ichiba, Hiroko Tonai
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Abstract
This invention relates to the isochroman compound of formula (I) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which are useful as an amyloid aggregation inhibitor and for treating Alzheimer's disease. This invention also relates to processes for producing the isochroman compound, which comprises cultivating Penicillium simplicissimum FERM BP-6357 and then isolating the isochroman compound from the fermentation broth. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the isochroman compound.
Claims1
A process for producing the compound of formula (I),
- which comprises cultivating a microorganism having all of the identifying characteristics of Penicillium simplicissimum FERM BP-6357, or a mutant cell derived therefrom capable of producing the compound of formula (I), in a fermentation broth, and isolating said compound from the fermentation broth.
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