(under subclass 115) Processes which are directed to the nonfermentative preparation, purification or recovery of a fermentate containing composition or a fermentate compound of unknown chemical structure, not more specifically provided for elsewhere.
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260, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, appropriate subclass for a nonfermentative process of preparing or treating an antibiotic compound of known chemical structure.
435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology, appropriate subclasses for a fermentative process of preparing or treating an antibiotic product.