Patent Abstract:
a method of treatment of lymphoproliferative and autoimmune disorders with a new composition of four boswellic acids including β - boswellic acid , 3 - o - acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid , and 3 - o - acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . boswellic acids of invention have been obtained in a novel industrial process from the gum resin of boswellia serrata tree , providing standardized composition which inhibits dna , rna and protein synthesis of the target cell without cytotoxic effects . the composition of invention provides advantage of irreversible cytostatic therapy , equivalent to biological effects of a cytotoxic therapy without killing body cells .

Detailed Description:
based on our experimental data on relationship between structure and function of the four boswellic acids of invention , a novel manufacturing and standardization process for boswellic acids have been developed . the new standardization process resulted in changes in the nomenclature of the boswellic acids preparation . the new nomenclature included the following changes . the phrase “ total organic acids ” from boswellia serrata refers to an organic acid fraction of an extract of boswellia serrata or boswellia serrata gum . the “ total organic acids ” from boswellia serrata constitute approximately 65 - 70 %. by weight , of the total alcoholic extract of boswellia serrata . in the methods of treatment of the present invention , the daily effective dose , for a 70 kg subject to be treated , is 1 - 5000 mg “ total organic acids ” from boswellia serrata . 2 to 4 times a day . the preferred daily effective dose is 10 - 500 mg “ total organic acids ”, 2 to 4 times a day . the more preferred daily effective dose is 100 - 400 mg “ total organic acids ”, 2 to 4 times a day . the most preferred daily effective dose is 200 mg “ total organic acids ”, 3 times a day . for humans or animals of a body weight other than 70 kg , the above doses can be adjusted accordingly based on the body weight or the body surface area based on methods known in the art . the term “ pure boswellic acids ” indicates the four major boswellic acids in each dosage form . the “ pure boswellic acids ” can contain two , three or all four of the four major boswellic acids , i . e . β - boswellic acid ( 1 ), acetyl - β - boswellic acid ( ii ), 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid ( i ), and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid ( iv ). the “ pure boswellic acids ” constitute approximately 25 % of the “ total organic acids ”. in the methods of treatment of the present invention , the daily effective dose , for a 70 kg subject to be treated , is 0 . 25 - 1250 mg “ pure boswellic acids ”, 2 to 4 times a day . the preferred daily effective dose is 2 . 5 - 125 mg “ pure boswellic acids ”, 2 to 4 times a day . the more preferred daily effective dose is 25 - 100 mg “ pure boswellic acids ”, 2 to 4 times a day . the most preferred daily effective dose is 50 mg “ pure boswellic acids ”, 3 times a day . for humans or animals of a body weight other than 70 kg , the above doses can be adjusted accordingly based on the body weight or the body surface area based on methods known in the art . the total organic acids extract from boswellia serrata can be administered by topical , inhalational , parenteral or oral routes , or by nasal spray or suppositories . similarly , pure boswellic acids , individual boswellic acids , or mixtures thereof , can be administered by topical , inhalational , parental or oral routes , or by nasal spray or suppositories . although there are other components in the boswellia serrata gum ( e . g . alpha and gamma - boswellic acids ), the four major pentacyclic triterpenic ( boswellic ) acids present in the acidic extract of boswellia serrata gum of the invention used for standardization are : commercial samples of boswellia serrata extracts vary greatly in their contents of boswellic acids , which limits , as previously mentioned a reliable use of boswellic acids in medical and veterinary applications . the analytical results for six commercial samples are indicated in fig3 , fig6 and fig7 , in terms of content of boswellic acids , their composition , and total organic acids content respectively . in many commercial samples , the most active β - boswellic acids are available in negligible quantities only . the total organic acids content in these samples as determined by titration is indicated in fig7 . the above analytical results make it evident that ( a ) there is need for accurately standardized boswellic acid product by the hplc method and ( b ) that the active components in boswellia serrata extract cannot be accurately predicted based on titrimetric method analysis . it is equally interesting to note that while the titrimetric method gives more than 50 % by weight of organic acids , several of the commercially available products contain only negligible amounts of the two key boswellic acids , namely 11 - keto - beta - and acetyl - 11 - keto - beta - boswellic acids ( fig6 ). by applying a prior art extraction method on a typical sample of boswellia serrata , a composition was obtained containing the four boswellic acids , compounds i - iv , at concentrations shown below : component % by weight i . β - boswellic acid 10 . 1 ii . acetyl - β - boswellic acid 6 . 8 iii . 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid 5 . 1 iv . acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid 3 . 8 total 25 . 8 the “ total organic acids ” value of this preparation by titration method was : 70 . 9 % by weight . the present invention includes a first new process of extraction to obtain boswellic acids to ascertain a minimum yield of total boswellic acids by hplc of minimum 38 weight %, with compound iv of not less than 4 weight %. compound iii of not less than 5 weight %, compound ii of not less than 10 weighty % and compound i of not less than 14 weight %. the yield of boswellic acids obtainable by the first new process of the present invention is much higher than the prior art process of extraction . flow chart of old process versus the first new extraction and manufacturing process is shown below . process comparison old process new process 1 . boswellia serrata 1 . boswellia serrata 2 . extract with hot isopropyl alcohol 2 . extract with hot c 1 - c 6 alcohol , e . g . isopropyl alcohol , butanol 3 . concentrate the isopropyl alcohol 3 . strip off the alcohol extract extract to 50 % completely 4 . treat with koh to ph 9 . 5 at 4 . treat with an alkaline substance , 60 ° c . e . g . alkali such as koh or naoh , to ph & gt ; 9 . 5 at room temperature 5 . remove isopropyl alcohol and 5 . wash with an organic solvent , wash with ether such as an ester or ketone solvent 6 . treat aqueous layer with 6 . treat aqueous layer with hydrochloric acid to ph 4 hydrochloric acid to ph 4 7 . obtain precipitate 7 . obtain precipitate 8 . wash precipitate with water 8 . wash precipitate with water 9 . dry the precipitate 9 . dry the precipitate at & lt ; 50 ° c . in the first new process of extraction to obtain boswellic acids , an example of the organic solvent used in step 5 is ethyl acetate . as needed , modifications , obvious to one skilled in the art , of the new process of extraction to obtain boswellic acids can be done . the modified new process of extraction is also within the scope of the present invention . 1 . charge the extractor with boswellia serrata gum 555 kg . 2 . charge isopropyl alcohol to the soaking level ( 1100 l - false bottom capacity ). 3 . pass steam into the jacket and maintain the temperature at 68 - 70 deg . c . in the core body of the reactor . 4 . drain the extract into a reactor and concentrate at 70 deg . c . to strip off isopropyl alcohol completely . 5 . charge isopropyl alcohol to the soaking level 550 l and repeat the step 3 to 4 7 . charge 560 l of 5 weighted aqueous koh , then stir at room temperature for 3 hours . 10 . repeat step 8 and 9 two times with 550 l ethylacetate and collect the aqueous layer . 11 . charge the aqueous layer ( from steps 9 and 10 ) into a reactor . 12 . add slowly 6 n hcl to ph 34 (˜ 30 l ) while stirring at room temperature . 14 . add 1000 l of water and let it stand at room temperature for 8 hours ( or less depending on the observation ). 15 . collect the precipitate ( by draining into a nutsch and scooping ), wash with water . mobile phase a : 1000 ml of acetonitrile with 0 . 05 ml ( 1 drop ) of glacial acetic acid , filter and degas . mobile phase b : mix water and acetonitrile in the ratio 150 : 850 with 0 . 05 ml ( 1 drop ) of glacial acetic acid filter and degas . time a concentration b concentration 0 min 90 % 10 % 15 min 20 % 80 % 20 min 0 % 100 % 25 min 50 % 50 % 30 min 100 % 0 % 30 min stop weigh accurately about 200 mg of the sample and transfer into a 50 ml volumetric flask . add 25 ml of methanol to dissolve the sample , and sonicate for 3 minutes , dilute to volume , mix . 1 . beta - boswellic acid : weigh accurately about 25 mg of the standard and transfer into a 10 ml volumetric flask . add 5 ml of methanol to dissolve the sample , sonicate for 3 minutes , dilute to volume , mix . 2 . acetyl - beta - boswellic acid : weigh accurately about 500 mg of standard and transfer into a 10 ml volumetric flask . add 5 ml of methanol to dissolve the sample , sonicate for 3 minutes , dilute to volume , mix . 3 . 11 - keto - beta - boswellic acid ; weigh accurately about 25 mg of the standard and transfer into a 25 ml volumeric flask . add 15 ml of methanol to dissolve the sample , sonicate for 3 minutes , dilute to volume , mix . 4 acetyl - 11 - keto - beta - boswellic acid : weigh accurately about 25 mg of the standard and transfer into a 25 ml volumetric flask . add 15 ml of methanol to dissolve the sample , sonicate for 3 minutes , dilute to volume , mix , alteratively , weigh accurately about 25 mg of the standard ( which contains known concentration of beta - boswellic acid ) into 25 ml volumetric flask . add 15 ml of methanol to dissolve the sample , sonicate for 3 minutes , dilute to volume , mix . the liquid chromatograph is equipped with 210 nm and 256 nm uv detector and a 250 × 4 . 6 mm column that contains the packing c18 or ods ( sigma / aldrich column is used ). the flow rate is 1 . 0 ml per min . the relative standard deviation for replicate injection of standard preparation should not be more than 2 %. separately inject equal volume ( 20 ul ) of the standard preparations and sample preparation into the chromatograph , record the responses for the peak of beta - boswellic acid and acetyl - beta - boswellic acid at 210 nm and for the peaks of 11 - keto - beta - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - ketoboswellic acid at 245 nm and calculate the percentage by weight of each boswellic acids as follows : the following are the retention times of the four beta boswellic acids : 1 . beta - boswellic acid 17 . 4 min 2 . 3 - acetyl beta - boswellic acid 26 . 0 min 3 . 11 - keto - beta - boswellic acid 7 . 2 min 4 . 3 - acetyl - 11 - keto - beta - boswellic acid 10 . 4 min area of sample × standard concentration in mg / ml × purity of the standard area of standard × sample concentration in mg / ml rd / bs / 21 new trial old plant new r & amp ; d plant batch description batch batch ( 1 kg ) ( 100 kg ) beta - boswellic acid 10 . 3 wt % 15 wt % 14 wt % acetyl - beta - boswellic acid 7 . 1 wt % 11 wt % 13 . 5 wt % 11 - keto - boswellic acid 3 . 3 wt % 6 . 5 wt % 6 . 5 wt % acetyl - keto - beta - boswellic acid 3 . 4 wt % 7 . 6 wt % 7 . 5 wt % total % 24 . 1 wt % 40 . 1 wt % 41 . 5 wt % wherein “ old ” means the old process and “ new ” means the new process . the “ total organic acids ” extract of the present invention can be obtained by a process comprising the following steps : ( 2 ) extracting the component with a c 1 - c 6 alcohol . e . g . isopropyl alcohol , to obtain an alcohol extract ; ( 3 ) remove the c 1 - c 6 alcohol from the alcohol extract to obtain a liquid ; ( 4 ) treat the liquid with an alkaline substance , such as an alkali , e . g . koh , to obtain an alkaline liquid ; ( 5 ) wash the alkaline liquid with an organic solvent , e . g . ethyl acetate ; ( 6 ) remove the organic solvent to obtain an aqueous liquid ; and thereafter ( 7 ) treat the aqueous liquid with an acid . e . g . hydrochloric acid , to form the “ total organic acids ” extract as a precipitate . preferably , the boswellia serrata component used is boswellia serrata gum . the component in step ( 2 ) is preferably treated with hot isopropyl alcohol at a temperature of about 50 - 80 ° c . about 60 - 75 ° c . about 68 - 72 ° c . or about 70 ° c . the treatment with koh in step ( 4 ) preferably is carried out at ph & gt ; 9 . 5 . step ( 7 ) is preferably conducted by treating the aqueous liquid with hydrochloric acid at about ph 3 to 4 to obtain a precipitate , which optionally can be washed with water and dried at a temperature less than about 50 ° c . from the “ total organic acids ” extract obtained by the new process of the present invention , individual pure oswellic acids . i . e . compounds i , ii , iii or iv , can be obtained by chromatographic methods known in the prior art . the pure compound i , ii , iii and iv can also be obtained by synthetic processes known in the art . the individual pure oswellic acid can be mixed in any ratio to obtain desired mixtures . the present invention includes compositions comprising the “ total organic acids ” extract obtained by the new process of the invention , any one of pure compound i , ii , iii or iv , or mixtures of two , three or all of compounds i - iv , mixed with a physiologically acceptable carrier or excipient . the compositions of the present invention can comprise compound i : compound ii : compound iii : compound iv in any proportions . preferably , the compositions comprise compound i : compound ii : compound iii : compound iv of 10 - 20 : 5 - 25 : 1 - 15 : 1 - 1 - 20 ( or 15 - 20 : 5 - 25 : 1 - 15 : 1 - 20 ). more preferably , the compositions comprise compound i : compound ii : compound iii : compound iv of 12 - 17 :- 18 : 3 - 10 : 2 - 15 . much preferred compositions of the present invention comprise compound i : compound ii : compound iii : compound iv of 14 - 16 : 8 - 17 : 4 - 9 : 3 - 10 . most preferred compositions of the present invention comprise compound i : compound ii : compound iii : compound iv of 15 : 10 - 15 : 5 - 8 : 4 - 8 . another aspect of the present invention is a composition consisting essentially of , based on the total weight of the composition , β - boswellic acid of at least 12 % by weight acetyl - β - boswellic acid of at least 5 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight . this composition can contain other boswellic acids , e . g . 3a - hydroxy - urs - 9 , 12 - diene - 24 - oic acid or 2a , 3a - dihydroxy - urs - 12 - ene - 24 - oic acid , each of which at a content of less than 1 % by weight , based on the total weight of the composition . preferably , the composition consists essentially of , based on the total weight of the composition , β - boswellic acid of at least 14 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of at least 5 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 5 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 5 % by weight . also preferably , the composition consists essentially of , based on the total weight of the composition , β - boswellic acid of 12 to 35 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 35 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight . the composition , also preferably , consists essentially of , based on the total weight of the composition , β - boswellic acid of 12 to 30 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of 10 to 25 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 35 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 35 % by weight . more preferably , the composition consists essentially of , based on the total weight of the composition , β - boswellic acid of 14 to 30 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of 10 to 20 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 25 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 25 % by weight . also more preferably , the composition consists essentially of , based on the total weight of the composition , β - boswellic acid of 14 to 35 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of 10 to 20 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 25 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 20 % by weight . also more preferably , the composition consists essentially of , based on the total weight of the composition , β - boswellic acid of 14 to 35 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of 10 to 20 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 20 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 25 % by weight . another aspect of the present invention is a composition comprising three boswellic acids selected from the group consisting of β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid , wherein , based on the total weight of the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid of is least 5 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight . preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 14 to 65 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 65 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 60 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 60 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 14 to 55 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 10 to 55 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 50 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 50 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 14 to 35 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 10 to 35 % by weight , the amount of 11 - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 40 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 40 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid are derived from any natal source . also preferably , in the composition , two of the three boswellic acids are 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . another aspect of the present invention is a composition comprising two boswellic acids selected from the group consisting of β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid , wherein based on the total weight of the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is least 5 % by weight the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight . preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 5 to 95 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 95 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 95 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 95 % by weight . preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 30 to 70 % by weight the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 30 to 70 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 30 to 70 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 30 to 70 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 40 to 60 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 40 to 60 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 40 to 60 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 40 to 60 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the two boswellic acids are 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . within the scope of the present invention is a composition comprising boswellic acids , wherein the boswellic acids consist of three substances selected from the group consisting of β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid , wherein , based on the total weight of the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is least 5 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight . preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 5 to 65 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 65 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 65 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 5 to 65 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 15 to 55 % by weight the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 15 to 55 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 15 to 55 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 15 to 55 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 20 to 40 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 20 to 40 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 20 to 40 % by weight and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 20 to 40 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , two of the three substances are 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . another aspect of the present invention is a composition comprising boswellic acids , wherein the boswellic acids consist of two substances selected from the group consisting of β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid , wherein , based on the total weight of the boswellic acids , the amount of β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - 5 - boswellic acid of is least 5 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is at least 5 % by weight . preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 10 to 90 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 10 to 90 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 10 to 90 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 10 to 90 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 20 to 80 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 20 to 80 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 20 to 80 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 20 to 80 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the amount of β - boswellic acid is 30 to 70 % by weight , the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 30 to 70 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 30 to 70 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 30 to 70 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the amount of boswellic acid is 40 to 60 % by weight the amount of acetyl - β - boswellic acid is 40 to 60 % by weight , the amount of 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 40 to 60 % by weight , and the amount of acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid is 40 to 60 % by weight . also preferably , in the composition , the two substances are 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . another embodiment of the present invention is a method for inhibition of dna , rna and / or protein synthesis in a human or animal in need of the inhibition , wherein the method comprises a step of administering a dna , rna anchor protein synthesis inhibition effective amount of a composition to said human or animal , wherein the composition comprises β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . preferably , the composition comprises β - boswellic acid of at least 12 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of at least 5 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight . more preferably , the composition comprises β - boswellic acid of 12 to 35 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 35 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight . another embodiment of the present invention is a method for irreversible inhibition of dna synthesis in a human or animal in need of the inhibition , comprising a step of administering an irreversible dna inhibition effective amount of a composition to said human or animal , wherein the composition comprises β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . preferably , for used in the method , the composition comprises β - boswellic acid of at least 12 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of at least 5 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight . for used in the method , the composition more preferably comprises β - boswellic acid of 12 to 35 % by weight , acetyl - boswellic acid of 5 to 35 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight , within the scope of the present invention is a method for the prevention or treatment of a lymphoproliferative disease in a human or animal in need of the prevention or treatment , wherein the method comprises a step of administering a lymphoproliferative disease prevention or treatment effective amount of a composition to said human or animal , wherein the composition comprises β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . preferably , for used in the method , the composition comprises β - boswellic acid of at least 12 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of at least 5 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight . more preferably , for used in the method , the composition comprises β - boswellic acid of 12 to 35 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 35 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight . another aspect of the present invention is a method for the prevention or treatment of an autoimmune disease in a human or animal in need of the prevention or treatment , wherein the method comprises a step of administering an autoimmune disease prevention or treatment effective amount of a composition to said human or animal , wherein the composition comprises β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . preferably , for used in the method , the composition comprises β - boswellic acid of at least 12 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of at least 5 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of at least 1 % by weight . more preferably , for used in the method , the composition comprises β - boswellic acid of 12 to 35 % by weight , acetyl - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 35 % by weight , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid of 5 to 45 % by weight . another aspect of the present invention is a method of inhibiting the synthesis of dna , rna and / or protein in a human or animal in need of the inhibition , comprising administering a dna , rna and / or protein synthesis inhibition effective amount of β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid or acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . another aspect of the present invention is a method for irreversibly inhibiting the synthesis of dna in a human or animal in need or the inhibition , comprising administering a dna synthesis reversible inhibition effective amount of β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid or acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . another aspect of the present invention is a method for preventing or treating a lymphoproliferative disease in a human or animal in need of the prevention or treatment comprising administering a lymphoproliferative disease preventing or treating effective amount of β - boswellic acid , acetyl - β - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid or acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . another aspect of the present invention is a method for preventing or treating an autoimmune disease in a human or animal in need of the prevention or treatment , comprising administering an autoimmune disease preventing or treating effective amount of β - boswellic acid acetyl - 3 - boswellic acid , 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid or acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid . also within the scope of the present invention are methods of using the compositions or boswellic acid ( s ), individually or mixtures thereof , of the present invention to make a medication for inhibiting the synthesis of dna , rna and / or protein , for irreversibly inhibiting the synthesis of dna , for preventing or treating a lymphoproliferative or autoimmune disease . also preferably , in the compositions of the present invention , the β - boswellic acid acetyl - β - boswellic acid 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid and acetyl - 11 - keto - β - boswellic acid are derived from any natural source . within the scope of the present invention is a second new extraction process to obtain boswellic acids from boswellia serrata . the second new extraction process of obtaining boswellic acids comprises the following steps : ( b ) extracting said boswellia serrata component with carbon dioxide to obtain a fluid extract ; and ( c ) removing carbon dioxide from the fluid extract to obtain the boswellic acids . in the second new extraction process , the boswellia serrata component preferably is a gum or degummed resin from boswellia serrata . the extracting step in the second new extraction process can be performed with subcritical extraction or supercritical extraction using liquid carbon dioxide . after the removal of carbon dioxide from the fluid extract , the so obtained boswellic acids can be , if necessary , subjected to further separation or purification , such as chromatography or selective precipitation in appropriate organic solvents . carbon dioxide may be used as an extracting solvent in either of two forms — subcritical and supercritical . carbon dioxide has a critical temperature of 31 . 2 ° c . and a critical pressure of 73 . 8 bars ( 1070 psi ). the subcritical extraction is performed in the liquid state at a pressure in the range of 300 to 700 psi ( 20 to 48 bars ) and a temperature or temperatures ranging from 0 ° to 31 ° c . the supercritical extraction is performed in the fluid gas state at a temperature or temperatures above the critical temperature ( 31 . 2 ° c . or 89 ° f .) and a pressure in the range of 2000 to 4000 psi ( 138 to 275 bars ). the second new extraction process using supercritical extraction gives a higher yield in a shorter time . for subcritical extractions , high pressure batch or continuous extraction systems may be used . for supercritical extractions , suitable equipment includes packed or plate columns , towers featuring perforated plates or baffle structures , mixer - settler type equipment equipped with internal mixing elements , and extraction devices utilizing centrifugal force can be used . as a working example of the second new extraction process , a batch extraction device was used wherein the material was extracted with liquid carbon dioxide . drums containing 80 kg of degummed resin from boswellia serrata were charged into a suitable extraction chamber and contacted with liquid carbon dioxide for 2 hours . each 80 kg charge yielded at least 18 kg of an enriched pasty material containing boswellic acids and other organic acids . also within the scope of the present invention is an extract obtained from boswellia serrata obtained with one of the new extraction processes of the present invention . for instance , a total organic acids extract from boswellia serrata can be obtained with the first or second new extraction process of the present invention . 1 . ammon , h . p . t . 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