Polyketide derivatives

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6624302
APP PUB NO 20030144315A1
SERIAL NO

10331047

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The present invention relates to novel polyketides, host cells that produce the novel compounds, and methods fort their use. The compounds of the present invention are cyclic polyketides (also referred to as a 'macrolides' or 'macrolactones') that include ##STR1## as part of their structure and bind to a FK binding protein wherein R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, and methoxy, provided that at least one of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl. As will be explained in greater detail below, the compounds of the present invention have properties such as favorable P450 enzyme activity profiles that are desirable for use of these compounds as drugs.

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KOSAN BIOSCIENCES INC3832 BAY CENTER PLACE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPT HAYWARD CA 94545

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chu, Daniel Santa Clara, CA 95 645
Fardis, Maria San Carlos, CA 73 1145
Khosla, Chaitan Palo Alto, CA 123 1815
Reeves, Christopher Orinda, CA 22 79
Santi, Daniel San Francisco, CA 30 273
Schirmer, Andreas Hayward, CA 29 438

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