Patent ID: 6395311
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A biological vehicle for the delivery of biologically active agents, said vehicle comprising Aloe vera polysaccharide, having the following characteristics:(a) comprised greater than >95% of polysaccharides, said polysaccharides in said composition having an average molecular weight of 70-80 kDa with a molecular weight range between 50-200 kDa; (b) said polysaccharides are comprised of D-galactose in amounts of approximately 5% or less, D-glucose in amounts of approximately 5% or less, and D-mannose in amounts of approximately 90%; (c) said polysaccharides are comprised of monosaccharides having primarily &bgr;-1,4 linkage; and (d) said polysaccharides are highly acetylated having approximately 1 acetyl group per monosaccharide, wherein said acetyl group is on the 2, 3, or 6 position of the monosaccharide unit, and piperine, cyclic adenosine monophosphate, calcium phosphate, and glycyrrhizin.