BIOKEMISK AKTIVT STOF, FREMGANGSMAADE TIL FREMSTILLING HERAF SAMT MIDLER MED INDHOLD AF STOFFET

摘要

Biochemically active materials having anabolic bioactivity for favorably influencing the intracellular and systemic metabolism of higher organisms are disclosed. The materials consist of water-soluble acid carbonization products of lignoid natural materials in the form of decationized alkali salts and have their catabolic activity at least in part inhibited by reaction with trace metal ions. The active material carbonization products are produced by treating lignoid natural material with an aqueous alkali hydroxide solution. The resulting solution is adjusted to a weakly acid pH and treated with a trace metal salt solution. The reaction mixture thus obtained was dried, optionally after addition of a suitable carrier product. Also described are growth-promoting agents, particularly suited for animal feed supplements, as well as therapeutic agents which contain this active material useful in treating metabolism disturbances of higher organisms or for use with disturbances of the metabolism.