Appeal No. 94-3012 Application 07/851,853 The references relied on by the examiner are: Zee-Cheng et al. (Zee-Cheng) (I) 3,912,740 Oct. 14, 1975 Zee-Cheng et al. (Zee-Cheng) (II) 4,014,885 Mar. 29, 1977 Messmer et al. (Messmer), “Fagaronine, a New Tumor Inhibitor Isolated from Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam. (Rutaceae),” Vol. 61, No. 11, pp. 1858-1859, (Nov. 1972) Hanaoka et al. (Hanaoka), “Synthesis of Fagaridine, A Phenolic Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloid,” Chem. Pharm. Bull., Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 1763-1765 (1985). Ishii et al. (Ishii) (I), “Studies on the Chemical Constituents of Rutaceous Plants. LX Development of a Versatile Method for Syntheses of the Antitumor Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloids.(9). Efficient Syntheses and Antitumor Activities of Nitidine and Related Nonphenolic Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloids,” Chem. Pharm. Bull, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 4139-4151 (1985). Ishii et al. (Ishii) (II), Chemical Abstracts, Vol. 107, No. 21, pp. 799-800, Abstract No. 198705c (1987). Kessar et al. (Kessar), “Benzyne Cyclization Route to Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloids. Synthesis of Chelerythrine, Decarine, and Nitidine,” J. Org. Chem., Vol. 53, pp. 1708-1712, (1988). Claims 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16 through 18 and 26 through 28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007