Abstract: The invention relates to the method for evaluating the potential of a chemical entity, such as an antibody, to bind to a peptide epitope derived from the divalent sialoside binding site of hemagglutinin protein of influenza virus. The invention also provides peptide epitopes for use in the prevention and/or treatment of influenza or for the development of such treatment or vaccine against influenza.

Abstract: The present invention relates to long branched poly-N-acetyllactosamines and analogous spacer modified divalent sialosides binding to the large binding site of influenza hemagglutinin. The invention further relates to the method for evaluating the potential of a chemical entity to bind to a molecule or molecular complex comprising a large binding site of influenza hemagglutinin. The invention also provides ligands to influenza hemagglutinin for use in the prevention and/or treatment of influenza.

Abstract: The invention provides a therapeutical composition comprising purified fractions of compounds being or containing a pathogen-inhibiting oligosaccharide sequence for use as a medicament. The present invention especially describes an oligosaccharide-containing substance or receptor binding to diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and/or zoonotic Helicobacter species, and use thereof in, e.g., pharmaceutical, nutritional and other compositions for prophylaxis and treatment of conditions due to the presence of Escherichia coli and/or zoonotic Helicobacter species. The invention is also directed to the use of the receptors for diagnostics of Escherichia coli and/or zoonotic Helicobacter species.

Abstract: The present application describes a binding epitope to Helicobacter pylori, namely substances comprising the oligosaccharide sequence -Gal(Nac)r2$g(b)4Glc(A)q2(Nac)r3-, and the use thereof in pharmaceutical and nutritional compositions for the treatment of conditions due to the presence of Helicobacter pylori in a subject, e.g. gastritis, gastric ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma, liver disease, pancreatic disease, skin disease, heart disease, autoimmune diseases and sudden infant death syndrome. The invention is also directed to the use of the receptor for diagnostics of Helicobacter pylori, to a method of producing chondroitin oligosaccharides from chondroitin sulphates, and a method for production of amidated glucuronic acid comprising oligosaccharides and monosaccharides from glucuronic acid comprising polysaccharides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a polysaccharide with Helicobacter pylori receptor activity and, optionally, an oligosaccharide receptor of Helicobacter pylori or an analogue or a derivative thereof and/or a gastric epithelium protecting compound for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of any condition due to the presence of Helicobacter pylori.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a glycosidase inhibitor for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a disease, wherein glycosidase enzymes hydrolyze glycoconjugates of a patient to reveal neutral glycan receptors of an pathogenic agent, and wherein the revealed neutral glycan receptor comprise a oligosaccharide sequence.

Abstract: Helicobacter pylori-binding substances comprising Gal&bgr;3GlcNAc or Gal&bgr;3GalNAc are described, as well as use thereof in pharmaceutical compositions and food-stuff, and methods for treatment of conditions due to the presence of Helicobacter pylori. Also use of said substance for the identification of bacterial adhesions, for the production of a vaccine against Helicobacter pylori, for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infections, for typing of Helicobacter pylori, for identification of Helicobacter pylori binding substances and for inhibition of the binding of Helicobacter pylori is described.