Jcr Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Kazuo Kato

Hajime Hiratani

Koichiro Nakanishi

Yoshikazu Yuki

Jun-ichi Kajihara

Sei Kirihara

Mitsuo Shimizu

Hiroko Abe

Guoji Ye

Motoko Baba

Yoshiyuki Nakano

A remitting agent for nephrotic syndrome and hepatopathy symptoms is provided that which comprises water-soluble polysaccharides having poly-D-galacturonic acid as an effective constituent; polysaccharides having the following characteristic properties which are extractable from Tanjin with water or an aqueous solvent: A. Sugar content: 60 to 100%.

Remitting agent for nephrotic syndrome and hepatopathy symptoms

A modified superoxide dismutase represented by the formula: ##STR1## (wherein R is as defined below; SOD is a residue of superoxide dismutase) is produced, in a shortened period of reaction with a high and constant modification ratio, by reacting a polymeric carbonyldiimidazole derivative represented by the formula: ##STR2## (wherein R is a residue of a water soluble polymer having an average molecular weight of about 2,000 to 10,000) with superoxide dismutase in the presence of a buffer having a pH of 9.0 to 11.0 and a concentration of 0.1 M to 0.5 M, preferably 0.2 M to 0.4 M, at a temperature of 30.degree. to 70.degree. C., preferably 45.degree. to 60.degree. C. The modified superoxide dismutase thus produced exhibits a suitably prolonged blood half-life.

Process of producing modified superoxide dismutase

Secretory immunoglobulin A preparations substantially not containing virus are produced by a process wherein secretory immunoglobulin A which might be contaminated with viruses is (1) heated about 60.degree. C. for about 10 hours, or (2) subjected to the reaction with tri-n-butyl phosphate and a surfactant and the heating as mentioned above, as liquidized form in an aqueous medium, and then polymerized matters are precipitated from the resulting solution by adding polyethyleneglycol thereto.

Process for producing secretory immunoglobulin A preparations

There are provided thrombolytic agents suited for oral administration. The agent comprises a proteolytic enzyme of subtilisin family, such as subtilisin BPN', subtilisin Carsberg, subtilisin amylosacchariticus, etc., produced by microorganisms belonging to genus Bacillus, such as Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, etc. and, even when administered orally, exhibits thrombolytic activity.

Subtilisin as an oral thrombolytic agent

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Kobe, Japan

Kazuo Kato