Title:
IMMUNOPOTENTIATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/087311
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An immunopotentiator having an effect of activating the immunity of living organisms when orally taken. This immunopotentiator contains hemicellulose and/or its partially digested product obtained from external skin of corn. It is favorable that the hemicellulose is obtained by eliminating starch and protein from external skin of corn and extracting the residue with an alkali. It is favorable that the partially digested product of hemicellulose is obtained by further treating hemicellulose, which is obtained by eliminating starch and protein from external skin of corn and extracting the residue with an alkali, with xylanase. It is still favorable that the weight-average molecular weight thereof is from 20,000 to 200,000.
Inventors:
TAKEUCHI MASAYASU
NAKAMURA NOBUYUKI
NAKAMURA NOBUYUKI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/004017
Publication Date:
November 22, 2001
Filing Date:
May 15, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JAPAN MAIZE PROD (JP)
International Classes:
A23L1/30; A23L1/308; A61K31/715; A61K31/717; A61K36/00; A61K36/899; A61K39/39; A61P37/04; A61P43/00; C08B37/00; (IPC1-7): A61K31/715; A61K35/78; A61P37/04; C08B37/14
Foreign References:
| US5622738A | 1997-04-22 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1287827A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Matsui, Shigeru (Ginza 8-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo, JP)
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