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US4454315A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Carboxymethylated derivatives of β-1,3-glucan

Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-01-14
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Granted: 1984-06-12
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Expires: 2001-01-14
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Abstract

Abstract It has been found that water-insoluble, thermogelable β-1,3-glucan produced by microorganisms, lower polymers obtainable upon partial hydrolysis of the glucan or, carboxymethylated derivatives of said glucan or of said lower polymers are useful for inhibiting growth of tumors in a warm-blooded animal. The inhibitory activity against various tumors of these polysaccharides is very strong and significant whenever administered to warm-blooded animals from the early to very late stage of tumor progression or even when administered prior to plantation of tumors. The carboxymethylated derivatives above-mentioned are novel water-soluble compounds which can be produced by carboxymethylation of said glucan and partial hydrolyzate thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takuma Sasaki
  • 👤 Yukio Sugino

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 10:28
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08B; C08B37/00; C08B37/0006; C08B37/0024; A; A61; A61P; A61P35/00; C07; C07H; C07H3/00; C07H3/04; C07H3/06; C12; C12P; C12P19/00; C12P19/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 63 words
A carboxymethylated β-1,3-glucan of the formula: ##STR3## wherein at least one of the R's is --CH 2 COOH, with the remainder being H; n is an integer, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which is produced by carboxymethylating β-1,3-glucan or its hydrolysate shown by the formula ##STR4## wherein n is an integral number, and whose average degree of polymerization is between 2 and 1000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 63 words
A carboxymethylated β-1,3-glucan of the formula: ##STR3## wherein at least one of the R's is --CH 2 COOH, with the remainder being H; n is an integer, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which is produced by carboxymethylating β-1,3-glucan or its hydrolysate shown by the formula ##STR4## wherein n is an integral number, and whose average degree of polymerization is between 2 and 1000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The carboxymethylated β-1,3-glucan as claimed in claim 1, wherein the average degree of polymerization is between 15 and 800.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
The carboxymethylated β-1,3-glucan as claimed in claim 2, wherein the average degree of polymerization is between 40 and 600.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 22 words
The carboxymethylated β-1,3-glucan as claimed in claim 1, wherein the degree of substitution of the carboxymethyl groups is between 0.30 and 1.22.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 57 words
The carboxymethylated β-1,3-glucan as claimed in claim 1, wherein said β-1,3-glucan is produced by a microorganism belonging to the genus Alcaligenes or the genus Agrobacterium and is water-insoluble and thermogelable in the presence of water at an average degree of polymerization of 170, and said hydrolysate is a lower polymer obtainable upon partial hydrolysis of said β-1,3-glucan.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 22 words
The carboxymethylated β-1,3-glucan as claimed in claim 4, wherein the degree of substitution of the carboxymethyl groups is between 0.45 and 0.75.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-06-12 1987-12-12 1988-06-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-06-12 1991-12-12 1992-06-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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