Abstract: The present invention pertains to plant polysaccharides acting on the immune system and a process for isolating the polysaccharides from plant cell cultures. The purified polysaccharides can be used as drugs, specifically as immunomodulators or immune mediators, in animal medicine.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 21, 1986
Date of Patent:
August 15, 1989
Assignee:
Lomapharm, Rudolf Lohmann GmbH KG, Pharmazeutische Fabrik
Inventors:
Hildebert Wagner, Meinhart H. Zenk, Holger Ott