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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1984
Filed:
May. 26, 1982
Haruo Ohnishi, Chiba, JP;
Hiroshi Kosuzume, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Ei Mochida, Tokyo, JP;
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of producing .gamma.-globulin which can be administered intravenously without adverse reactions and loss of opsonic activity is provided. The method comprises treating .gamma.-globulin with pepsin or uropepsin in a neutral pH range of 6.0 to 7.5. The aggregates in .gamma.-globulin are selectively decomposed by the method of the present invention, while any decomposition of monomer .gamma.-globulin molecule is substantially prevented. A therapeutic agent for intravenous injection which is reduced its anticomplementary activity and is stabilized by adding uropepsin which serves simultaneously as a proteolytic enzyme and a stabilizer, to human .gamma.-globulin. Uropepsinogen can be also as a stabilizer.