Pharmacological compound with immunopotentiating activity and production and uses thereof

摘要

A new compound having the formula <IMAGE> and now designated forphenicinol is produced, which exhibits an immunopotentiating activity. This new compound as well as its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates are useful for immunotherapy and treatment of immune diseases and disorders in living animals, including human beings. The new compound can be produced by hydrolysis of the corresponding aminonitrile compound of the formula <IMAGE> or by reduction of forphenicine.