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Production of beta-1,3-glucan in Euglena

US5084386A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1989
Grant dateJan 28, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S435/946
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Substantially pure, pyrogen-free beta-1,3-glucan is produced by cultivating Euglena cells in a defined growth medium and under specified conditions that provide a cell mass comprising 70% to 90% beta-1,3-glucan on a dry weight basis, separating the cell mass from the super-natant, extracting the cell mass with methanol and chloroform, acid-washing the extracted cell mass, and washing the acid-treated material with water.

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