HETEROGLYCAN, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAME, AND IMMUNOLOGICAL ACTIVATOR CONTAINING SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to: (1) a heteroglycan composed of (a) fucose, (b) mannose, and (c) glucose in the molar ratio of (a):(b):(c)= 0.15 +/- 0.05 : 0.31 +/- 0.05 : 1, and having an infrared absorption spectrum as shown in Figure 4 of the accompanying drawings; (2) a process for production of the above heteroglycan (1) which comprises cultivating a heteroglycan-producing microorgansm belonging to the genus Flavobacterium and recovering the heteroglycan produced and accumulated in the media; and (3) an immunopotentator containing the above heteroglycan (1) or its salt as an active component.