Patent ID: 8916169

Claim:
A method to induce an immune response in a human patient against an antigen, comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of said antigen and carrier, wherein such antigen has been chemically modified with a compound of formula αGal-N(CH 3 )—O—R 1 —COOR 2 , wherein αGal is a trisaccharide of formula Galα1-3Galβ1-4Glc, or Galα1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc, wherein R 1 is any linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein one or more carbon atoms in said alkyl group can be substituted by O, S, or N and wherein one or more hydrogens can be substituted by hydroxyl, carbonyl, alkyl, sulphydryl or amino groups, and wherein R 2 is an amino or sulphydryl reacting group, and a carrier.