Patent ID: 6013485
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61K,C07K,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for producing a mixture of low-molecular weight, metabolically active ingredients comprising heat shock proteins of one or both of the families hsp 60 and 70, by:(a) cultivating live Saccharomycetes yeast which contain heat shock proteins of one or both of the families hsp 60 and 70, in a solution at a temperature between 37-38.degree. C.,(b) subsequently heating the yeast solution to about 45.degree. C.,(c) slowly cooling the yeast solution to 25.degree. C., and(d) isolating from the yeast solution a mixture of low-molecular weight, metabolically active ingredients comprising heat shock proteins of one or both of the families hsp 60 and 70,wherein the yeast remains viable and intact throughout steps (a), (b) and (c).