Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel oligospirostanoside having the structure 3-0-[&agr;-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-&agr;-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-0-&bgr;-D-glucopyranosyl]-25(S)-5&bgr;-spirostan-3&bgr;-ol isolated from Asparagus racemosus and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the novel oligospirostanoside and to a method for immunomodulation using said oligospirostanoside by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of said novel oligospirostanoside.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2002
Date of Patent:
November 18, 2003
Assignees:
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Science and Technology, Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Limited
Inventors:
Sukhdev Swami Handa, Om Prakash Suri, Vishwa Nath Gupta, Krishan Avtar Suri, Naresh Kumar Satti, Vikram Bhardwaj, Kasturi Lal Bedi, Anamika Khajuria, Anpurna Kaul, Girish G. Parikh, Prabhakar Kulhar, Ulhas Salunkhe, Raman Krishnamurthy