Immunopotentiating agent having anti-tumor activity
AssigneeThe Nisshin Oil Mills, Ltd.
InventorsSouichirou Watanabe, Tadasu Fujita
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Abstract
An immunopotentiator having an anti-tumor activity such as an effect for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, an effect for prolonging the death by tumor, etc. is provided, which agent contains as its active ingredient, the lipid fraction or the glycolipid fraction of a marine chlorella such as Chlorella minutissima or Chlorella vulgaris, the lipid fraction being obtained e.g. by extracting a marine chlorella with an organic solvent, and the glycolipid fraction, e.g. by separating it from the lipid fraction with a mixed solvent according to silica gel chromatography.
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An immunopotentiating agent having anti-tumor activity, said agent containing as the active ingredient, the lipid fraction or the glycolipid fraction of a marine Chlorella selected from the group consisting of Chlorella minutissima, Chlorella vulgaris or mixtures thereof.
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