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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Charles Hider, Osyth, GB;
Anthony Canas-Rodriguez, Canterbury, GB;
Assignee:
British Technology Group Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 7835 ; 524576 ; 5253322 ; 525374 ; 525379 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a physiologically acceptable polymer comprising a backbone to which are attached guanidino groups, the polymer having a minimum molecular weight of 10,000. The invention also extends to foodstuffs and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the physiologically acceptable polymer. Such foodstuffs and compositions are of value in controlling phosphate levels in the body.