Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Cyclic oligosaccharide, and an agent containing the same for preventing or treating retroviral diseases
 A cyclic oligosaccharide or salts thereof comprising glucoses bound cyclically via .alpha.-1,6-linkages and having at least one S-oxo acid group bound, and ana gent for preventing or treating retroviral diseases which comprises said cyclic oligosaccharide or salts thereof as an active ingredient. The novel sulfated cyclic isomaltoligosaccharide inhibits infection of host cells with various retroviruses such as AIDS virus etc. so effectively that it has a significant preventive and therapeutic effect on diseases caused by retroviruses. Accordingly, said oligosaccharide can be utilized as an agent for preventing or treating retroviral diseases in pharmaceutical industry. 
Kikkoman Corporation Noda Institute for Scientific Research
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C08B A61P A61P C08B A61P
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Tetsuya Kahee Koichiro Shoichi Satoshi Makoto
Oguma Fujita Tobe Tokutake Kitao Saito