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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2001
David Stanley Pasco, Oxford, MS (US);
Nirmal Derek Ceri Pugh, Oxford, MS (US);
Mahmoud Elsohly, Oxford, MS (US);
Samir Ross, Oxford, MS (US);
David Stanley Pasco, Oxford, MS (US);
Nirmal Derek Ceri Pugh, Oxford, MS (US);
Mahmoud ElSohly, Oxford, MS (US);
Samir Ross, Oxford, MS (US);
University of Mississippi, University, MS (US);
Abstract
A complex, water soluble polysaccharide fraction having potent immunostimulatory activity isolated from. The polysaccharide fraction has an apparent molecular weight above 2 million daltons. Its major glycosyl components are glucose, galactose, mannose and arabinose. The invention further includes pharmaceutical compositions containing the instant polysaccharide fraction, optionally in combination with acceptable pharmaceutical carriers and/or excipents. These pharmaceutical compositions may be used to provide immunostimulation to an individual in need of such treatment by administering to such an individual an effective amount of the composition. The polysaccharide fraction is also useful as a component of dietary supplements and as a standardization component of commercialproducts.