Comvita New Zealand Limited

Industrial Research Limited

Ian Sims

Jonathan McDonald Counsell Stephens

Swapna Gannabathula

Ralf Christian Schlothauer

Richard Hubert Furneaux

Phillip Martin Rendle

Jonathan Mcdonald Stephens

Jonathan Mcdonald Counsell Stephens

Immunostimulatory compositions and methods of use are described to either enhance or diminish the immune stimulation effects of a honey or honey isolate by recognition of the presence of type II arabinogalactan compounds and utilising this knowledge to tailor the concentration of such compounds thereby adjusting the immune stimulation effects.

Immunostimulatory compositions and methods of use thereof

Immunostimulatory compositions and methods of use are described to either enhance or diminish the immune stimulation effects of a honey or honey isolate by recognition of the presence of type II arabinogalactan compounds and utilizing this knowledge to tailor the concentration of such compounds thereby adjusting the immune stimulation effects.

A &bgr;-D-glucofuranose compound which is 1,2,3,5,6-penta-O-propanoyl-&bgr;-D-glucofuranose, preferably in crystalline form, is prepared from D-glucose. The compound is prepared by reacting D-glucose with boric acid, or an equivalent thereof, followed by treatment with a propanoylating reagent, preferably propanoic anhydride. The compound is useful for the preparation of other compounds, such as glucofuranosides.

Glucofuranoses

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Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Ian Sims