Sulfate of N-acetylneuraminic acid homopolymer, process for producing the same, anti-HIV drug containing said sulfate, method of treating AIDS with said sulfate, use of said sulfate for treating AIDS, and use of said sulfate for producing the drug

摘要

A sulfate of an N-acetylneuraminic acid homopolymer represented by general formula (I) (wherein R represents H or SO3H, and n represents 5 to 1,000, provided that the number of the SO3H residues is 0.1 to 3 per molecule of the N-acetylneuraminic acid residues) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a process for producing the sulfate; an anti-HIV drug containing the sulfate as the active ingredient; a method of treating AIDS with the sulfate; the use of the sulfate for treating AIDS; and the use of the sulfate for producing the drug. CHEM