Fructan containing composition for the prevention and treatment of colon cancer and method for the prevention and treatment of same
US6500805B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P35/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The use is provided of a fructran with an average degree of polymerisation of at least 15 for the manufacture of a composition for the prevention and/or treatment of colon cancer in non-bovine mammals, particularly in human beings.Also provided is a method of prevention and treatment of colon cancer in a non-bovine mammal, particularly in a human being, comprising administering to said mammal a composition comprising an effective dose of a fructan with an average degree of polymerisation of at least 15.The said composition can be a medicament as well as a functional food. In a preferrred embodiment the fructan is inulin, more preferably inulin with an average degree of polymerisation of at least 20.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.