摘要 |
A process for the preparation of 2-deoxyuridine, which can be used as a nucleus for compositions useful as therapeutic drugs, in which a strain of the genus Brevibacterium is cultivated on a suitable nutrient medium, e.g. containing glucose as a carbon source. Preferred Brevibacterium strains are strains of Brevibacterium helvolum in particular strains NCIMB 40117 and NCIMB 40116 which 2 strains are claimed per se. |