[EN] COMPOSITIONS OBTAINED FROM CHLORELLA EXTRACT HAVING IMMUNOMODULATING PROPERTIES<br/>[FR] COMPOSITIONS OBTENUES À PARTIR D'UN EXTRAIT DE CHLORELLA PRÉSENTANT DES PROPRIÉTÉS IMMUNOMODULANTES
申请人:OCEAN NUTRITION CANADA LTD
公开号:WO2009136296A2
公开(公告)日:2009-11-12
The disclosed subject matter, in one aspect, relates to compounds and compositions e.g., polysaccharides and polysaccharide complexes) and methods for providing and using such compounds and compositions. Disclosed are compositions comprising a polysaccharide or polysaccharide complex obtained from Chlorella, wherein the polysaccharide or polysaccharide complex has a molecular weight of from about 1 x 103 to about 1 x 106 Da. Also disclosed are methods of providing a polysaccharide or polysaccharide complex, comprising the steps of providing a Chlorella extract, contacting the extract with a solvent to provide a precipitate, contacting the precipitate with additional substances e.g., a surfactant) and isolating an insoluble fraction, and size fractioning the insoluble fraction, thereby providing the polysaccharide or polysaccharide complex. Disclosed are also methods for using the disclosed polysaccharide and polysaccharide compositions.