US3893995A - Method for obtaining polyfructosans - Google Patents

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US3893995A
US3893995A US205293A US20529371A US3893995A US 3893995 A US3893995 A US 3893995A US 205293 A US205293 A US 205293A US 20529371 A US20529371 A US 20529371A US 3893995 A US3893995 A US 3893995A
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Siegried Muhlbock
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    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08BPOLYSACCHARIDES; DERIVATIVES THEREOF
    • C08B37/00Preparation of polysaccharides not provided for in groups C08B1/00 - C08B35/00; Derivatives thereof
    • C08B37/0006Homoglycans, i.e. polysaccharides having a main chain consisting of one single sugar, e.g. colominic acid
    • C08B37/0051Homoglycans, i.e. polysaccharides having a main chain consisting of one single sugar, e.g. colominic acid beta-D-Fructofuranans, e.g. beta-2,6-D-fructofuranan, i.e. levan; Derivatives thereof
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    • A61KPREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K36/00Medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicines
    • A61K36/18Magnoliophyta (angiosperms)
    • A61K36/88Liliopsida (monocotyledons)
    • A61K36/896Liliaceae (Lily family), e.g. daylily, plantain lily, Hyacinth or narcissus
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    • A61K36/88Liliopsida (monocotyledons)
    • A61K36/896Liliaceae (Lily family), e.g. daylily, plantain lily, Hyacinth or narcissus
    • A61K36/8962Allium, e.g. garden onion, leek, garlic or chives

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  • ABSTRACT A kidney function diagnostic agent comprising high water-soluble polyfructosans derived from the storage organs of monocotyledon plants.
  • inulin For this purpose, a known volume of inulin solution is administered parenterally and the elimination of the inulin is followed up with a periodic concentration determination in the blood and the urine.
  • the prerequisite for this use is the property of inulin to be neither stored, nor chemically altered in the body.
  • inulin has so far proved to be excellent for this task as a standard substance.
  • the chief disadvantage in the use of inulin resides in the fact that it is difficult to dissolve in cold water.
  • the normally employed percent solution crystallizes at cold temperatures, and is accompanied by the formation of a crusty precipitate. Before it can be given to a patient, this precipitate must once again be dissolved through heat.
  • kidney diagnostic agents themselves longknown, comprising the watersoluble polyfructosans from the storage organs of certain monocotyledon plants, and especially, from the families of the Liliaceae and the Gramineae.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a kidney function diagnostic agent with a polyfructosan content, which is characterized by the fact that it contains water-soluble polyfructosans easily soluble in water from the storage organs of monocotyledon plants, and especially from the families of the Lilicaeae and Gramineae.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a method for the production of polyfructosans for use as a kidney function diagnostic agent, which comprises extracting the particular drugs with low alcohols or with acetone having a water content of -40 percent.
  • the extract is preferably brought to a pH of 9 with calcium hydroxide, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure, into a thick syrup, whereupon the thickened extract, after addition of about half its weight in a low alcohol (preferably methanol) is aciditied with a strong acid (preferably hydrochloric acid) to a pH of between 1 and 3.
  • the polyfructosan is then precipitated with a 2 to 8 fold weight of a low alcohol (preferably methanol) or with acetone, and the precipitate thus obtained is converted into a powdery crystalline form through repeated kneading with a water-free precipitation agent.
  • a low alcohol preferably methanol
  • acetone preferably acetone
  • the solution of the polyfructosan thus obtained can be completely desalted via ion-exchange, treated with active carbon (active charcoal), filtered, and then either filled, after removal of the organic solvent residues by means of distillation, directly into ampoules, or optionally it can be dried, after concentration into a syrup consistency, in a vacuum, to a thin layer.
  • the coarsely comminuted plant material is repeatedly extracted with aqueous alcohols or acetone (preferably methanol, ethanol, or isopropanol) or with acetone having 80-40 percent water by means of percolation, if necessary, at increased temperatures.
  • aqueous alcohols or acetone preferably methanol, ethanol, or isopropanol
  • acetone having 80-40 percent water by means of percolation, if necessary, at increased temperatures.
  • the function of the organic solvent is (1) to prevent degradation by microorganisms, (2) to suppress the effect of the polyfructosan-decomposing ferments, and (3) to prevent the dissolution of interfering pectin and shiny substances.
  • the extracts thus obtained are alkalized to a pH value of 9 with milk of lime (calcium hydroxide), filtered and the resultant filtrate is evaporated in a vacuum to produce a syrup of about 70-80 percent dry substance content.
  • the precipitate which consists of a white, viscous mass, is separated from the supernatant liquid and is thoroughly kneaded several times with small portions of solvent, thereby forming a fine-grained crystalline product which finally is liberated from the adhering liquid by centrifuge or suction filter.
  • the substance thus obtained is already very pure but, for parenteral application, it must be dissolve again in water and further purified by'means of ion exchange and filtration of the desalted solution with active carbon.
  • the solution thus obtained can either be filled directly into ampoules after removal of the solvent residues through distillation and adjustment' of the EXAMPLE 1 Productionof Polyfructosan (Sinistrin) From the Onion Bulbs of the Composite Urginea Maritima 100 Kg of commercially available dried red sea onion were coarsely ground in a knife-mill with a screen insert having a 4-mm perforation diameter, they are premoistened with 200 Kg of a percent watery metha'v nol solution, and percolated, after standing, for 24 hours with the same solvent at room ter'nperaturehav-v ing a runoff speed of about 4 Kg per hour. A total of 300 Kg of extract were obtained.
  • the extract was brought to a pH of 9 with a suspension of 250 g of calcium hydroxide in a little water,the precipitate was filtered off, and the liquid was evaporated, in a vacuum, to a thick syrup. About 75 Kg of syrup containing 80 percent of solid substance was obtained. Accompanied by forceful stirring, 30 Kg of methanol wereintroduced into a thin jet and the almost clear solution, was cooled down to 15C. Accompanied by furtherforceful stirring, a cooled off mixture consisting of 3 liters of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 8 Kg of methanol was added. As a result, Sinistrin was precipitated as a viscous, nacreously-brilliant, yellowish-white mass. The solution, which was clear yellow after standing briefly, was poured off as completely as possible. It contained .salts, fructose and low-molecular oligosaccharides.
  • the Sinistrin precipitate about 40 Kg, was forcefully kneaded three times with 40 Kg of methanol, each 4 time, in a kneading machine.
  • the supernatant methanol was poured off in each case and was combined with the one obtained during the firstprecipitation, whereby the entire mass was converted into a fine-grained cyrstallin'e suspension. This was contrifuged on a centrifuge and the substance isolated (about 35 Kg).was dissolved in 70 Kg of water.

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