Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process of reducing the antigenicity of insulin recovered from pancreas glands of domestic mammals, particularly pork and bovine pancreas glands, and containing antigenic insulin-like substances with a molecular weight about 6,000 together with some antigenic proteins of pancreatic origin with a molecular weight above 6,000. The reduction in antigenicity is obtained by subjecting the insulin to column chromatography on an anion exchanger which is preferably strongly basic while using a water-containing monohydric aliphatic alcohol as eluent, and collecting the eluate fractions containing insulin free or essentially free of the impurities referred to. The purified insulin may be used in all kinds of insulin preparations for clinical use.
Abstract:
THE INVENTION PROCESS NOVEL CHROMAN-8-CARBOXYLIC ACIDS OF THE FORMULA:
6-R,8-(HOOC-)CHROMAN
IN WHICH R IS BROMINE, CHLORINE, METHYL OR METHOXY. THESE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS ARE USEFUL AS INTERMEDIATES IN THE PRODUCTION OF PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS. THEY ARE PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN THE PRODUCTION OF ANTIDIABETIC BENZENESULFONYLUREA AND BEBZENESULFONYLSEMICARBAZIDE DERIVATIVES.
AND SALTS THEREOF, IN WHICH R1 IS N-BUTYL, ISOBUTYL, CYCLOPENTYL, CYCLOHEXYL, 4-METHYLCYCLOHEXYL, CYCLOHEXENYL OR ENDOETHYLENECLOHEXYL, R2 IS METHYL, METHOXY, CHLORINE, BROMINE OR HYDROGEN, R3 AND R4 ARE EACH HYDROGEN, OR R3 AND R4 MAY TOGETHER FORM AN ADDITIONAL BOND IN WHICH CASE R2 IS CHLORINE, ONLY. THESE COMPOUNDS ARE USEFUL IN THE ORAL TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS.