摘要 |
The invention relates to new etherified carbohydrate derivatives, a method for production thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and use for the production of a pharmaceutical preparation for treatment of conditions in which macrophages are stimulated or down-regulated. In an embodiment of the present invention, said carbohydrate derivatives comprise general formula (I) wherein n is an integer in the range from 3 to 98, and each group R independently represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain having from 7 to 30 carbon atoms. |