Remark on baryonic decays of B mesons

We point out that B mesons might possess significant baryonic decay modes like B → Λsub(c)anti N. Invoking a simple-minded spectator ansatz for B decays we estimate BR (B → Λsub(c)anti N + X) approx. equal to 2-13% while exclusive two-body channels might reach values of a few percent. Observation of such transitions could yield valuable information on the dynamics of weak decays and maybe even on charm baryons. The search for bottom baryons would, however, be made more difficult by a sizeable baryonic branching ratio of bottom mesons. (orig.)