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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jun T Park, Worcester, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Collaborative Group, Ltd., Stony Brook, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53612312 ; 536124 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to soluble .beta.-glucan compositions. In one embodiment, the invention provides a soluble .beta.-glucan composition which is substantially in a triple helix aggregate conformation under physiological conditions, such as physiological temperature and pH. Such a composition is generally characterized by an aggregate number greater than about 6. The invention further provides methods of preparing .beta.-glucan compositions of this type, as well as methods of characterizing the conformational state of .beta.-glucans.