Eisai Company, Limited

Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.

Kao Corporation

Seiichi Araki

Mamoru Suzuki

Masatoshi Fujimoto

Isao Yamatsu

Takeshi Suzuki

Akiharu Kajiwara

Masaichi Yamamoto

Yoshikazu Suzuki

Haruyoshi Arai

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Tadashi Ueki

Hiroshi Murakami

Takeo Shimizu

Yukie Nagai

Jun Kashimura

Toshikazu Kawai

Kenji Koge

Takeo Mizutani

Yuichi Hioki

Tetsuji Iwasaki

Kyosuke Kitoh

Katsumi Ida

Noritoshi Koyama

Takayuki Ikeuchi

A preventive or remedy for infection, an anti-endotoxin agents, a vaccine adjuvants and a growth promoter each comprising a sugar cane-derived extract as an active ingredient which agent is safe to man and animals. Also presented are foods and feeds comprising these agents.

Preventives or remedies for infection, anti-endotoxin agents, vaccine adjuvants and growth promoters

Preventives/remedies for infection, anti-endtoxin agents, vaccine adjuvants and growth promoters

A &bgr;,&ggr;-dihydropolyprenyl alcohol derivative having the formula:

&bgr;,&ggr;-dihydropolyprenyl alcohol derivatives and pharmaceutical composition containing a polyprenyl compound

A .beta.,.gamma.-dihydropolyprenyl alcohol derivative having the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 5 to 7 and R is hydrogen, a lower alkyl group or an aliphatic or aromatic acyl group, is new and useful as a prophylactic therapeutic agent for human and animal immuno-deficiency deseases and phylactic agent against human and animal infectious deseases. Another disclosed polyprenyl compound is also useful as the same agent.

Beta, gamma-dihydropolyprenyl alcohol derivatives and pharmaceutical

An immunopotentiating and infection protective agent comprising riboflavin and/or a riboflavin derivative, which is safe for the human, animals or the like, an immunopotentiating and infection protective agent comprising riboflavin and/or a riboflavin derivative and (1) proline and/or glutamine, (2) an antibiotic, or (3) a water-soluble polymer or lecithin, which is safe for the human, animals or the like, and a process for the production thereof.

Immunopotentiating and infection protective agent and production thereof

Immunopotentiative and infection-protective agent containing bacillus

Various .beta.,.gamma.-dihydropolyprenyl alcohol derivatives having the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 5 to 7 and R is hydrogen, a lower alkyl group or an aliphatic or aromatic acyl group are effective at pritigating stress in animals.

.beta., .gamma.-dihydropolyprenyl alcohol derivatives effective at

A method for improving amoxicillin absorption in mammals such as pigs by administering the amoxicillin to the mammal in combination with one or more of the following plant substances: Rosa roxburghii, Artemisiae argyi folium and Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. The plant substance is administered in its natural state, dried, or as an extract.

Method for improving amoxicillin absorption in mammals by administering

A pharmaceutical composition or feed, which is useful for immunopotentiating and protecting an animal from infectious diseases, regulating a function of the digestive tract, improving antibiotic absorption, accelerating growth of an animal or improving egg production rate, egg weight, egg quality or eggshell strength of an animal, comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of a substance selected from the group consisting of Rosa roxburghii, Artemisiae argyi folium and Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Method for increasing egg production rate, egg weight or eggshell

A method for immunopotentiating and protecting an animal from an infection caused by E. coli is described. The method comprises administering a composition containing Rosa roxburghii, Artemisiae argyi folium, and Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. to the animal.

Method of immunopotentiating and protecting an animal from E. coli

A method of reducing the symptoms of diarrhea by administering to an animal a composition containing Rosa roxburghii, Artemisiae argyi folium, and Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.

Pharmaceutical composition comprising Rosa roxburghii, Artemisiae argyi

A .beta.,.gamma.-dihydropolyprenyl alcohol derivative having the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 5 to 7 and R is hydrogen, a lower alkyl group or an aliphatic or aromatic acyl group, is new and usrful as a prophylactic therapeutic agent for human and animal immuno-deficiency deseases and phylactic agent against human and animal infectious deseases. Another disclosed polyprenyl compound is also useful as the same agent.

.beta.,.gamma.-dihydropolyprenyl alcohol derivatives and pharmaceutical

A bactericidal composition comprises didecyldimethyl didecyldimethylammonium chloride and an alkylene oxide adduct of a polyhydric alcohol being trivalent or more and is effective bactericidally even to feces of a cattle stall.

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Ibaraki, Japan

Seiichi Araki