PREPARATION FOR INHIBITING YEAST CANDIDA ALBICANS ADHERENCE TO MUCOSAL EPITHELIUM

摘要

A preparation for inhibiting Candida albicans yeast adherence to mucosal epithelium containing, as an active ingredient, a chitin-glucan complex, isolated from the cell wall of the mycelium Aspergillus niger. The preparation inhibits the virulence of yeast and can be used for treatment and prophylaxis of vaginal colpitis. The preparation according to the invention uses part of waste Aspergillus niger mycelia from production of citric acid and therefore contributes to the solution of ecological problems.