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6160110 Amino acid copolymers having pendent polysaccharide moieties and uses thereof  
A water-soluble or water-dispersible amino acid copolymer having pendent polysaccharide moieties. The invention also provides a method for cleaning an article and a method of providing soil...
6153601 Polyholoside compositions for stimulating the immune system  
Cosmetic/pharmaceutical/dermatological compositions suited for stimulating the immune system/defenses of a mammalian organism, via topically applying same to the skin of such organism, comprise an...
6150086 Encapsulation of oleophilic substances and compositions produced thereby  
Multiple micro-encapsulations of a high concentration oleophilic substance using heat to set the primary particle renders the composition suitable for the production of free-flowing powders or...
6147206 Isolation of hemicellulose from corn fiber  
This invention pertains to a high yield process for producing high quality corn fiber gum by hydrogen peroxide treatment of corn fiber during alkaline extraction and/or after obtaining the alkaline...
6143883 Water-soluble low molecular weight beta-glucans for modulating immunological responses in mammalian system  
A fractionated, water-soluble, readily absorbable, low molecular weight beta-glucan is usable as an immune-modulator in the mammalian system. A method is disclosed, which produces a fractionated...
6139751 Biodegradable complexing agents for heavy metals  
Heavy metals can be effectively complexed with a derivative of a fructan, which derivative contains complexing groups chosen from --X--CY--ZM, --X--CY--ZM, --X--CY--S--S--CY--X--Q, --PY'(--Z'M)2,...
6132723 Immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions  
The invention provides immunogenic oligosaccharide compositions and methods of making and using them. In particular, the compositions comprise oligosaccharides covalently coupled to carrier...
6133325 Bioresorbable compositions of carboxypolysaccharide polyether intermacromolecular complexes and methods for their use in reducing surgical adhesions  
The present invention relates to improved methods for making and using-bioadhesive, bioresorbable, anti-adhesion compositions made of intermacromolecular complexes of carboxyl-containing...
6110692 Receptor for underivatized aqueous soluble β(1-3)-glucan  
A preparation containing a receptor for underivatized, aqueous soluble β(1-3)-glucan is disclosed, along with characterization of the receptor for underivatized, aqueous soluble β(1-3)-glucan. A...
6103704 Therapeutic methods using hyaluronic acid  
A method of accumulating a drug and a form of hyaluronic acid in the skin and/or exposed tissue of a human includes topically administering a therapeutically effective dosage amount of a...
6103883 Glycolipid mimics and methods of use thereof  
Glycolipid mimics which include a rigid hydrophobic moiety are disclosed. Methods of using the glycolipid mimics are also disclosed.
6090792 Maltose-trehalose converting enzyme, and preparation and uses thereof  
An enzyme, which has a molecular weight of about 57,000-120,000 daltons on SDS-PAGE and a pI of about 3.8-5.1 on isoelectrophoresis using ampholyte, converts maltose into trehalose and vice versa....
6090938 Activation of signal transduction by underivatized, aqueous soluble . .beta(1-3)-Glucan  
A preparation containing a receptor for underivatized, aqueous soluble β(1-3)-glucan is disclosed, along with characterization of the receptor for underivatized, aqueous soluble β(1-3)-glucan. A...
6090793 Non-mitogenic substance, its preparation and use  
Proposed is a mitogen-free substance comprising cross-linked copolymers including 10 to 90 mole % of guluronic acid, the balance being made up of mannuronic acid. The substance has a molecular...
6090789 Synthesis of the breast tumor-associated antigen defined by monoclonal antibody MBr1 and uses thereof  
The present invention provides a process for synthesizing a compound having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R is H, as well as related oligosaccharides useful as a vaccine for inducing antibodies...
6087345 Material inhibiting lipid peroxide-increase  
A material inhibiting lipid peroxide-increase containing fructooligosaccharides is described which can conveniently provide at a low cost a food or drink product which exerts an excellent effect of...
6087481 Olefin hydroformylation process in a two-phase system  
6087335 RNase-CV (Coriolus versicolor)  
A method of obtaining a novel polypeptide from a crude extraction product of polysaccharide peptide Coriolus versicolor comprising: a) boiling a water soluble powder of polysaccharide peptide...
6087342 Substrates having bound polysaccharides and bacterial nucleic acids  
The cytokine stimulating effects of immune- stimulating polysaccharides and bacterial nucleic acids, and of lower molecular weight fragments thereof, is potentiated by coupling the...
6083931 Method of inhibiting cancer metastasis  
The present invention is aimed at providing an anticancer agent which can inhibit the metastasis of cancer cells when used alone. In addition, the present invention is also aimed at providing an...
6075013 Modified low molecular weight heparin that inhibits clot associated coagulation factors  
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. More particularly, the present invention relates to modifying thrombus formation by...
6071727 Production of microbial cellulose  
A microbial cellulose with high water content and process for making the microbial cellulose utilizes a rotary disk or linear conveyor bioreactor containing a biological medium and a cellulose...
6068697 Polysaccharide derivatives and hydraulic compositions  
A polysaccharide derivative prepared by replacing all or part of the hydroxyl hydrogen atoms of a polysaccharide or polysaccharide derivative by (A) a hydrophobic substituent having a C8 -C43...
6066727 Organopolysiloxane-grafted polysaccharide compound  
Disclosed is a novel method for the preparation of an organo-polysiloxane-grafted polysaccharide compound which is particularly useful as an additive ingredient in various types of cosmetic and...
6063752 Acylated carboxyl alkyl saccharides, method for manufacture and use thereof in detergents  
Acylated carbohydrates with at least one carboxyalkyl group etherified with the carbohydrate of the following general formula KH(--O--CHR1 --(CH2)p --(COOH or COO-))n (--O--CO--R2)m,wherein KH...
6060460 Use of betaglycan to reduce scarring  
The present invention concerns soluble betaglycan for use in promoting the healing of wounds or fibrotic disorders with reduced scarring, together with methods for same.
6054578 Method for adsorbing cholesterol oxide, and process for producing foods containing cholesterol or cholesterol oxide  
A cholesterol oxide adsorbing agent whose effective component is a plant-derived water-soluble polysaccharide, a process for producing the cholesterol oxide adsorbing agent characterized by...
6054577 Oligosaccharides from enzymatic cleavage of fucoidan  
6054443 Exocellular polysaccharide produced by Streptococcus thermophilus  
The invention relates to a new isolated polysaccharide originating from Streptococcus thermophilus comprising the following repeat structure, and which may be use for the preparation of a food,...
6037467 Methods for preparing carbohydrate-containing hydrophilic polymers  
Carbohydrate-containing polymers which can have an HLB* of from about 10 to about 20 are disclosed. The compounds comprise a hydrophilic polymer portion, a carbohydrate portion comprising from 1 to...
6030815 Enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides  
The present invention provides improved methods for the preparation of sialyl galactosides. The methods use sialyl transferase cycle in which the reaction conditions are optimized to provide...
6027733 Method for generating saccharide fragments  
A method for depolymerizing polysaccharides containing into saccharide fragments using ozonolysis is described.
6028061 Angiogenesis inhibitors and use thereof  
The present invention is based on the unexpected discovery that a molecule having as its major repeating units N-acetylglucosamine alternating in sequence with 2-O-sulfated uronic acid, inhibits...
6028191 Method for obtaining sulphated polysaccharides  
6024939 Contrast media for ultrasonic imaging  
Novel contrast media for use in ultrasonic imaging are described. Such contrast media may be comprised of an aqueous solution of one or more biocompatible polymers, wherein said biocompatible...
6018035 Reagents for isotropic size enhancement of a peptide, protein, nucleotide or other substrate  
Novel polysaccharide compounds are disclosed for decorating biomolecular surfaces to increase isotropic size and mask antigenicity. The oligosaccharides may be synthesized as repeating disaccharide...
6018033 Hydrophilic, hydrophobic, and thermoreversible saccharide gels and forms, and methods for producing same  
Polymerizable saccharide monomers are made by the reaction of a saccharose and a (meth)acrylate. Hydrophilic, hydrophobic and thermoreversible gels and foams are formed upon polymerization of the...
6011149 Photochemically cross-linked polysaccharide derivatives as supports for the chromatographic separation of enantiomers  
6011008 Conjugates of biologically active substances  
A method for producing a water-soluble polysaccharide conjugate of an oxidation-sensitive substance is described. The method comprises the following steps: (a) activating the polysaccharide to a...
6004938 Inositolglycans having insulin-like action  
The invention relates to inositolglycans having insulin-like action. Specific compounds are provided having the formula I A--Z--R (I)where A is the radical H--P(O)(OH)--, H--P(S)(OH)--,...
6001331 Method of imaging amyloid deposits  
The present invention provides a method of imaging amyloid deposits and radiolabeled compounds useful in imaging amyloid deposits. The invention also provides a method of delivering a therapeutic...
6001819 Bacterial inhibition with an oligosaccharide compound  
The present invention is directed to compositions for the treatment of respiratory infections caused by a bacteria selected from the group consisting of S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, H....
6001820 Compositions and methods for inhibiting thrombogenesis  
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. More particularly, the present invention relates to modifying thrombus formation by...
5998606 Mn(IV)-mediated crosslinking and functionalization of chromatography media  
Novel methods are described to synthesize chromatography media. The methods describe a crosslinking procedure utilizing the catalytic effect of MnO(OH)2 in obtaining a very rigid matrix. The...
5993889 Trehalose phosphorylase, its preparation and use  
A thermostable trehalose phosphorylase which is obtainable from microorganisms of the genus Thermoanaerobium and which hydrolyzes trehalose in the presence of an inorganic phosphoric acid to form...
5985850 Compositions comprising hyaluronic acid and drugs  
A dosage amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an agent to treat a disease or condition involving underperfused tissue and pathological tissue in...
5981710 Therapeutic hemoglobin composition having isotropically increased size  
Novel polysaccharide compounds are disclosed for decorating biomolecular surfaces to increase isotropic size and mask antigenicity. The oligosaccharides may be synthesized as repeating disaccharide...
5981743 Cyclic ester ring-opened oligomers and methods of preparation  
An oligomer composed of a carbohydrate head group and an oligomer chain is disclosed. Methods for increasing the oligomerization rates of lactones and cyclic carbonates are also disclosed.
5981742 Glucuronyl arabinarates and process for producing them  
The invention related to glucuronyl arabinarates, to a process for producing these glucuronyl arabinarates consisting in carrying out the oxidative alkaline degradation of a starch hydrolysate so...
5977350 Process for the oxidation of di-, tri-, oligo- and polysaccharides into polyhydroxycarboxylic acids  
A process is provided for preparing polyhydroxycarboxylic acids by the selective oxidation of di-, tri-, oligo- and polysaccharides in an alkaline medium using an oxygenous gas in the presence of...