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AssigneeMarine Polymer Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJohn N. Vournakis, Sergio Finkielsztein, Ernest R. Pariser, Mike Helton
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The present invention relates to a purified, easily produced poly-β-1→4-N-acetylglucosamine (p-GlcNAc) polysaccharide species. The p-GlcNAc of the invention is a polymer of high molecular weight whose constituent monosaccharide sugars are attached in β-1→4 conformation, and which is free of proteins, and substantially free of single amino acids, and other organic and inorganic contaminants. In addition, derivatives and reformulations of p-GlcNAc are described. The present invention further relates to methods for the purification of the p-GlcNAc of the invention from microalgae, preferably diatom, starting sources. Still further, the invention relates to methods for the derivatization and reformulation of the p-GlcNAc. Additionally, the present invention relates to the uses of pure p-GlcNAc, its derivatives, and/or its reformulations.
A biocompatible poly-β-1→4-N-acetylglucosamine comprising up to about 150,000 N-acetylglucosamine monosaccharides covalently attached in a conformation and having a molecular weight of up to about 30 million daltons.
A biocompatible poly-β-1→4-N-acetylglucosamine comprising up to about 150,000 N-acetylglucosamine monosaccharides covalently attached in a β-1→4 conformation and having a molecular weight of up to about 30 million daltons in which at least one N-acetylglucosamine monosaccharide has been deacetylated.
The biocompatible poly-β-1→4-N-acetylglucosamine of 7 claim wherein at least about 25% to about 75% of the N-acetylglucosamine monosaccharides have been deacetylazed.
A biocompatible poly-β-1→1-glucosamine comprising up to about 150,000 glucosamine monosaccharides covalently attached in a β-1→4 conformation, and having a molecular weight of up to about 24 million daltons.
A biocompatible poly-β-1→4-glucosamine comprising up to about 150,000 glucosamine monosaccharides covalently attached in a β-1→4 conformation, wherein at least one glucosamine monosaccharide has been acetylated.
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