Patent ID: 6893642
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An anticancer composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of proteoglycan extract from Spirulina with or without a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the proteoglycan extract from Spirulina is prepared by the following steps of: a) dissolving a dry powdered Spirulina in 5-20 times water by weight and breaking the Spirulina cell walls; b) heating a solution obtained from step a) at 60°-100° C., and cooling the heated solution to separate a liquid phase from the solution; c) adjusting pH of said liquid phase to 3.8-4.2, and filtering said liquid phase to obtain a filtrate; and d) adjusting the filtrate to pH 7, and concentrating the filtrate.